Lapeer County, Michigan

Lapeer County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 87,904. According to the, it is part of. The is. The county was created on, , and was fully organized on ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,717 (663 ). 1,694 km² (654 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.34%) is water. Lapeer County's geography is very similar to, except Lapeer County is set in a more rural setting. Lapeer is one of the five counties that form the peninsula projecting into known as.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 87,904 people, 30,729 households, and 23,876 families residing in the county. The was 52/km² (134/sq mi). There were 32,732 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (50/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.17%, 0.82% or , 0.38% , 0.39% , 0.01% , 1.07% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 3.11% of the population were or  of any race. 95.9% spoke and 2.6%  as their first language.

By 2005 non-Hispanic whites constituted 93.8% of the county population. African Americans were now 1.1% of the population. Asians were 0.5% of the population and Latinos were 3.6% of the population. By 2006 the county population had risen to 93,761.

In 2000 There were 30,729 households out of which 38.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.70% were 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.

In the county the population was spread out 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 for the county was $21,462. About 3.80% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 7.50% 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, runs county parks, 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, villages, and townships.

Lapeer County elected officials

 * : Byron J. Konschuh
 * : Ron Kalanquin
 * : Marlene M. Bruns
 * : Sally W. Eilersen
 * : Melissa DeVaugh
 * : John E. Cosens
 * : Ray Davis
 * Road Commissioners: Douglas Hodge; Dale Duckert; Joe Suma

(information as of September 2005)

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