St. Joseph County (Michigan)

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

Geography

The County is located in the southwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, on the south by Indiana and has an area of 1350 square kilometers, of which 45 square kilometers are water surface. It borders in Michigan clockwise to the following counties: Cass County, Kalamazoo County and Branch County.

History

St. Joseph County was founded in 1822 as an original county of free territory. It was named after Saint Joseph, the patron saint of New France.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in St. Joseph County 62 422 people in 23 381 households, and 16,600 families. The population density was 48 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 93.49 percent White, 2.58 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.58 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.51 percent from other races groups; 1.46 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.99 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23 381 households out of which 34.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.9 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers and 29.0 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households and 10.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

27.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent 18 to 24 years 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 95 men.

The median income for a household was $ 40,355, and the median income for a family $ 46,391. Males have a median income of $ 34,983, women $ 23,638. The per capita income was $ 18,247. 8.2 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.