Antrim County, Michigan

Antrim County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 23,110. The is.

The name is taken from in. Antrim was originally named Meegisee, meaning "eagle," which was the name of a chief who signed the 1821  and the 1826. The name Antrim was one of five Irish names given to renamed counties in, supposedly in deference to the increasing number of settlers of Irish heritage in Michigan at that time. In the text of the 1843 legislative act, the name was misspelled as "Antim".

, the oldest American summer camp that sits on its original site, occupies about one square mile on the shore of in Central Lake Township. Boys first attended Hayo-Went-Ha (variant of Hiawatha) in 1904.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,559 (602 ). 1,235 km² (477 sq mi) of it is land and 324 km² (125 sq mi) of it (20.76%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (southwest)

History
Antrim County was formed in 1863. In 1950 its population was 10,721.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,110 people, 9,222 households, and 6,713 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (48/sq mi). There were 15,090 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.01%, 0.19% or , 1.07% , 0.15% , 0.10% , 0.30% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were or  of any race. 97.0% spoke and 1.5%  as their first language.

There were 9,222 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,107, and the median income for a family was $43,488. Males had a median income of $32,248 versus $21,699 for females. The for the county was $19,485. About 6.20% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 11.40% 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.

Antrim County elected officials

 * : Charles H. Koop
 * : Terry L. Johnson
 * : Laura Sexton
 * : Sherry A. Comben
 * : Patty Niepoth
 * : Mark Stone
 * : Arthur L. Lennox

(information as of September 2005)

Cities
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