Baraga County, Michigan

Baraga County is a in the  of, named after. As of the, the population was 8,746. The is. The of the  is located within the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,768 (1,069 ). 2,341 km² (904 sq mi) of it is land and 427 km² (165 sq mi) of it (15.42%) is water. The county is located in the state's on the shore of, at the southeast base of the. The villages of and  are located at the base of Lake Superior's. Point Abbaye projects from the county, creating the Huron Bay. is the highest point in Michigan at 1,979 feet (603 meters).

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,746 people, 3,353 households, and 2,223 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 4,631 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.61%, 4.99% or , 12.04% , 0.27% , 0.01% , 0.26% from , and 3.82% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 29.5% were of, 9.9% and 8.6%  ancestry according to. 92.5% spoke, 4.9% and 1.7%  as their first language.

There were 3,353 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 111.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,673, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,138 versus $22,030 for females. The for the county was $15,860. About 7.20% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 10.30% 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.

Baraga County elected officials

 * : Joseph P. O'Leary
 * : Robert Teddy
 * /: Wendy Goodreau
 * : Patricia Kissel
 * Mine Inspector: Charles Sliger

(information as of September 2005)

Cities
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