Montcalm County, Michigan

Montcalm County is a in the  of. As of the, its population was 61,266. The is. The county is named for, French military commander in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,867 (721 ). 1,834 km² (708 sq mi) of it is land and 34 km² (13 sq mi) of it (1.79%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 61,266 people, 22,079 households, and 16,183 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (86/sq mi). There were 25,900 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.83%, 2.17% or , 0.60% , 0.26% , 0.05% , 0.64% from , and 1.46% from two or more races. 2.28% of the population were or  of any race. 96.4% spoke and 2.1%  as their first language.

There were 22,079 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,218, and the median income for a family was $42,823. Males had a median income of $32,635 versus $23,645 for females. The for the county was $16,183. About 7.40% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% 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.

Montcalm County elected officials

 * : Andrea Krause
 * : Bill Barnwell
 * : Kristen Millard
 * : Marcia Sawdy
 * : Lori A. Wilson
 * : Donald Cooper
 * Road Commissioners: Dale Liston; Bob Brundage; Don McCracken

(information as of September 2005)

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