Lapeer County, Michigan
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 134 people per square mile (52/km²). There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.17% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.82% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 0.38% Native American
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, 0.39% Asian
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
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, 1.07% from other races
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, and 1.16% from two or more races. 3.11% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race. 24.2% were of German
Germans
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, 11.8% English
English people
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, 9.7% American
United States
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, 9.6% Irish
Irish people
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and 9.4% Polish
Poles
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.9% spoke English
English language
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and 2.6% Spanish
Spanish language
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as their first language.
In 2000, there were 30,729 households, of which 38.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.30% were non-families. 18.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.
The county's population was spread out in terms of age, with 28.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $51,717, and the median income for a family was $57,817. Males had a median income of $47,506 versus $26,385 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $21,462. About 3.80% of families and 5.40% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
Historical markers
There are 13 historical markers throughout Lapeer county:- ColumbiavilleColumbiaville, MichiganColumbiaville is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is within Marathon Township on the Flint River.-History:...
Depot - Currier House
- DrydenDryden, MichiganDryden is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Dryden Township.-Education:...
Depot - General Squier Park
- Grand Trunk Depot / Imlay CityImlay City, MichiganImlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census and 3,597 at the 2010 census.-Education:Imlay City has five public schools and one private school...
- Henry StephensHenry Stephens (lumberman)Henry Stephens was born in Dublin, Ireland. He made a fortune as a lumberman, merchant and financier. He lived in Lapeer County, Michigan and was one of Almont, Michigan's earliest settlers, where he established the first mercantile business. North of Lapeer, Michigan, he built a sawmill in 1845...
Memorial Library - Ladies Library Hall
- Lapeer County
- LapeerLapeer, MichiganLapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
Public Library - Pioneer Bank
- St. Patrick's Church CliffordClifford, MichiganClifford is a village in Lapeer County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 324. The village is within Burlington Township.-Geography:...
- United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
ColumbiavilleColumbiaville, MichiganColumbiaville is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is within Marathon Township on the Flint River.-History:... - William PeterWilliam PeterWilliam Peter was a British diplomat and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1835....
Mansion
Government
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public healthPublic health
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regulations, runs county parks, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners
County commission
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controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities, villages, and townships.
Lapeer County elected officials
- Prosecuting AttorneyProsecutorThe prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
: Byron J. Konschuh - SheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
: Ron Kalanquin - County Clerk: Marlene M. Bruns
- County TreasurerTreasurerA treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
: Dana M. Miller - Register of Deeds: Melissa DeVaugh
- Drain CommissionerDrain commissionerA drain commissioner is an elected official in counties of the U.S. state of Michigan with a population over 12,000. In counties with a population under 12,000, the statutory duties and responsibilities of the drain commissioner are performed by the county's board of road commissioners.The office...
: John E. Cosens - County SurveyorCounty surveyor1. A county surveyor is a public official in many counties of the USA. At the bottom of this page are working "External Links" as at 4 November 2011 to websites of a selection of such County Surveyor's departments. Most of these officials are elected on the partisan ballot to four-year terms...
: Ray Davis - Road Commissioners: Douglas Hodge; Dale Duckert; Joe Suma
(information as of January, 2009)
Lapeer County Board of Commissioners
7 members, elected from districts (1 Democrat, 6 Republicans)| District | Commissioner | Party | District’s Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheryl Clark | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Townships of Marathon, Oregon and portion of Elba |
| 2 | Dyle Henning | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Townships of Rich, Deerfield and portion of Mayfield |
| 3 | Gary Roy | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Townships of Arcadia, Burlington, Burnside, Goodland and North Branch |
| 4 | Lenny Schneider | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
City of Lapeer and portions of Lapeer and Mayfield Townships |
| 5 | Dave Eady | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Townships of Hadley, Metamora and portion of Elba |
| 6 | Linda Jarvis | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Townships of Attica, Dryden and portion of Lapeer |
| 7 | Ian Kempf (Chairman) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Imlay City and Townships Almont and Imlay |
Cities, villages, and townships
Cities- Brown CityBrown City, MichiganBrown City is a city in Lapeer and Sanilac counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,334 at the 2000 census. The city is located almost exclusively in Sanilac County, with only a small portion of the city extending into Lapeer County....
(Partial - mostly located in neighboring Sanilac CountySanilac County, Michigan-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-46* M-53* M-81* M-90-History:Sanilac County was probably named for a Wyandot chief named Sanilac. See List of Michigan county name etymologies....
) - Imlay CityImlay City, MichiganImlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census and 3,597 at the 2010 census.-Education:Imlay City has five public schools and one private school...
- LapeerLapeer, MichiganLapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
Villages
- AlmontAlmont, MichiganAlmont is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,803 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Almont Township....
- CliffordClifford, MichiganClifford is a village in Lapeer County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 324. The village is within Burlington Township.-Geography:...
- ColumbiavilleColumbiaville, MichiganColumbiaville is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is within Marathon Township on the Flint River.-History:...
- DrydenDryden, MichiganDryden is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Dryden Township.-Education:...
- MetamoraMetamora, MichiganMetamora is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 507 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Metamora Township.-Geography:...
- North BranchNorth Branch, MichiganNorth Branch is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,027 at the 2000 census. The village is located within North Branch Township.-Geography:...
- Otter LakeOtter Lake, MichiganOtter Lake is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately half of the village lies in Marathon Township in Lapeer County and half in Forest Township in Genesee County...
Unincorporated
- Attica
- Barnes Lake-Millers LakeBarnes Lake-Millers Lake, MichiganBarnes Lake-Millers Lake is a census-designated place within Deerfield Township, Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is used for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census....
- Burnside
- Elba
- Farmers Creek
- Five Lakes
- Goodland
- Hadley
- Hunters Creek
- Kerr Hill
- Kings Mill
- Lum
- SilverwoodSilverwood, MichiganSilverwood is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Rich Township, Michigan. It also goes across the county line into Tuscola County, Michigan. at on the boundary with Dayton Township in Tuscola County to the north. When the railroad was built through here in 1882, the...
- Thornville
Townships
- Almont TownshipAlmont Township, MichiganAlmont Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,041 at the 2000 census.The Village of Almont is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Arcadia TownshipArcadia Township, Lapeer County, MichiganArcadia Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,197 at the 2000 census. The township was organized in 1857.- Communities :...
- Attica TownshipAttica Township, MichiganAttica Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,678 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Burlington TownshipBurlington Township, Lapeer County, MichiganBurlington Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,402 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Burnside TownshipBurnside Township, MichiganBurnside Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,920 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Deerfield TownshipDeerfield Township, Lapeer County, MichiganDeerfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,736 at the 2000 census.There are no municipalities within the township, but Barnes Lake-Millers Lake is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. M-24 crosses the township...
- Dryden TownshipDryden Township, MichiganDryden Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,624 at the 2000 census. The village of Dryden is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Elba TownshipElba Township, Lapeer County, MichiganElba Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,462 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Goodland TownshipGoodland Township, MichiganGoodland Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,734 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Hadley TownshipHadley Township, MichiganHadley Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,655 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Imlay TownshipImlay Township, MichiganImlay Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,713 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Lapeer TownshipLapeer Township, MichiganLapeer Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,078 at the 2000 census. The name is an Americanization of the French "la pierre", which means 'flint' or 'flint stone'.- Communities :...
- Marathon TownshipMarathon Township, MichiganMarathon Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,701 at the 2000 census.-History:The township was organized in 1839, named for the site of the Battle of Marathon in ancient Greece...
- Mayfield TownshipMayfield Township, Lapeer County, MichiganMayfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,659 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Metamora TownshipMetamora Township, MichiganMetamora Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 4,582.- Communities :...
- North Branch TownshipNorth Branch Township, MichiganNorth Branch Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,595 at the 2000 census. The Village of North Branch is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Oregon TownshipOregon Township, MichiganOregon Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,166 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Rich TownshipRich Township, MichiganRich Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,412 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lapeer County, Michigan