Ontonagon County, Michigan

Ontonagon County is a of the  of. As of the, the population was 7,818. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,690 (3,741 ). 3,397 km² (1,312 sq mi) of it is land and 6,293 km² (2,430 sq mi) of it (64.95%) is water.

Rivers and creeks

 * Halfway Creek
 * Townline Creek
 * Maple Leaf Creek
 * Halfway Creek
 * Townline Creek
 * Maple Leaf Creek

Adjacent counties

 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,818 people, 3,456 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 5,404 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.25%, 0.03% or , 0.96% , 0.18% , 0.03% , 0.31% from , and 1.25% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were or  of any race. 33.5% were of, 15.0% , 6.6%  , 6.0%  , 5.1%   and 5.0%   ancestry according to. 93.5% spoke and 4.6%  as their first language.

There were 3,456 households out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.20% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 30.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,552, and the median income for a family was $36,690. Males had a median income of $31,884 versus $21,121 for females. The for the county was $16,695. About 5.80% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 10.10% 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.

Ontonagon County elected officials

 * : James Jessup
 * : John Gravier
 * /: Judith D. Roehm
 * : Diana Killoran
 * Mine Inspector: William Turin

(information as of September 2005)