Roscommon County, Michigan

Roscommon County is a county located in the state of Michigan in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Roscommon.

Geography

The County is located in the central northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has an area of ​​1502 square kilometers, of which 151 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Crawford County, Ogemaw County, Gladwin County, Clare County and Missaukee County.

History

Roscommon County was formed in 1840 from parts of Mackinac County and free territory. It was named after the County Roscommon in Ireland.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Roscommon County 25,469 people in 11,250 households and 7,616 families. The population density was 19 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.99 percent White, 0.32 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.10 percent from other races groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.80 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,250 households out of which 21.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.7 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers and 32.3 percent were non-families. 28.1 percent of all households and 14.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.69 persons.

20.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.5 percent 18 to 24 years 21.4 percent between 25 and 44, 29.3 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 23.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 30,029, and the median income for a family $ 35,757. Males have a median income of $ 31,878, women $ 20,549. The per capita income was $ 17,837. 8.6 percent of families and 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.