Otsego County, Michigan


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Otsego County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 23,301. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,362 (526 ). 1,333 km² (515 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.17%) is water.

Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,301 people, 8,995 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (45/sq mi). There were 13,375 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.51%, 0.18% or , 0.62% , 0.34% , 0.04% , 0.15% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race. 96.8% spoke and 1.3%  as their first language.

There were 8,995 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,876, and the median income for a family was $46,628. Males had a median income of $34,413 versus $21,204 for females. The for the county was $19,810. About 5.30% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 7.10% 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.

Otsego County elected officials

 * : Kyle T. Legel
 * : James McBride
 * /: Susan I. DeFeyter
 * : Diann M. Axford
 * : Carl I. Robinson

(information as of September 2005)

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