Roscommon County, Michigan

Roscommon County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 25,469. The is. Roscommon County is named after,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,502 (580 ). 1,350 km² (521 sq mi) of it is land and 151 km² (58 sq mi) of it (10.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * - (northeast corner)
 * - (north)
 * - (northwest corner)
 * - (east)
 * - (west)
 * - (southeast)
 * - (southwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,469 people, 11,250 households, and 7,616 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (49/sq mi). There were 23,109 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (44/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99%, 0.32% or , 0.64% , 0.19% , 0.04% , 0.10% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were or  of any race. 97.2% spoke as their first language.

There were 11,250 households out of which 21.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.00% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 21.40% from 25 to 44, 29.30% from 45 to 64, and 23.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,029, and the median income for a family was $35,757. Males had a median income of $31,878 versus $20,549 for females. The for the county was $17,837. About 8.60% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The county government operates the, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains, administers regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions &mdash; police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. &mdash; are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Roscommon County elected officials

 * : Mark Jernigan
 * : Francis Staley
 * /: Ann M. Bonk
 * : Julie Dworzynski
 * : Sheridan Cole

(information as of September 2005)