Presque Isle County, Michigan

Presque Isle County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rogers City.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme north-east of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, adjacent to Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes, and has an area of ​​6663 square kilometers, of which 4954 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Alpena County, Montmorency County and Cheboygan County.

History

Presque Isle County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County. It was named after the then usual French term for peninsula.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Presque Isle County 14,411 people in 6,155 households and 4,203 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.07 percent White, 0.26 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.09 percent from other races groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,155 households out of which 24.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers and 31.7 percent were non-families. 28.4 percent of all households and 14.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80 persons.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent 18 to 24 years 22.4 percent between 25 and 44, 27.8 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 22.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 31 656 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 37,426. Males have a median income of $ 31,275, women $ 20,625. The per capita income was $ 17,363. 6.8 percent of families and 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.