Menominee County, Michigan
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Demographics
Census
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of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.24% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.10% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.27% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.21% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.18% from other races
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, and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 27.4% were of German, 11.3% French
French people
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, 9.9% Polish, 8.4% Swedish, 7.1% French Canadian
French Canadian
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and 5.4% Irish
Irish people
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.9% spoke English
English language
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and 1.1% Spanish
Spanish language
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as their first language.
There were 10,529 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,888, and the median income for a family was $40,268. Males had a median income of $31,975 versus $21,837 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $16,909. About 8.00% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates themajor local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers
public health
Public health
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regulations, 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 and townships.
Menominee 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...
: Dan Hass - 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....
: Ken Marks - County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Marc Kleinman
- 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:...
: Diane Lesperance - 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...
: - Road Commissioners: William Anderson, Roger Betzinger, Mary Maas
(information as of June2009)
Villages
- CarneyCarney, MichiganCarney is a village in Menominee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 225. The village is within Nadeau Township.Carney is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- DaggettDaggett, MichiganDaggett is a village in Menominee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 270. The village is located within Daggett Township and is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- PowersPowers, MichiganPowers is a village in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 430 at the 2000 census. It was named for John Powers, a bookkeeper for a logging company that came into the area in the late 19th century....
Unincorporated communities
- Cedar River
- NadeauNadeau, MichiganNadeau is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Nadeau is located in Nadeau Township along U.S. Route 41 and the Canadian National Railway, north of Carney. Nadeau has a post office with ZIP code 49863.- History :...
- Wallace
Townships
- Cedarville TownshipCedarville Township, MichiganCedarville Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Daggett TownshipDaggett Township, MichiganDaggett Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 740 at the 2000 census. The village of Daggett is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Faithorn TownshipFaithorn Township, MichiganFaithorn Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Gourley TownshipGourley Township, MichiganGourley Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Harris TownshipHarris Township, MichiganHarris Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Holmes TownshipHolmes Township, MichiganHolmes Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 296 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...
- Ingallston TownshipIngallston Township, MichiganIngallston Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,042 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Lake TownshipLake Township, Menominee County, MichiganLake Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 576 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...
- Mellen TownshipMellen Township, MichiganMellen Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,260 at the 2000 census.-Communities:Wallace is an unincorporated community located 15 miles north of Menominee on US Highway 41...
- Menominee TownshipMenominee Township, MichiganMenominee Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census. The City of Menominee is located at the southern end of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
- Meyer TownshipMeyer Township, MichiganMeyer Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census. Hermansville is an unincorporated village within the township, and is where most of the population is concentrated.-Geography:...
- Nadeau TownshipNadeau Township, MichiganNadeau Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Spalding TownshipSpalding Township, MichiganSpalding Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,761 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Stephenson TownshipStephenson Township, MichiganStephenson Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. The city of Stephenson is located within the township.-Geography:...