Cheboygan County, Michigan

Cheboygan County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 26,448. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,293 (885 ). 1,853 km² (716 sq mi) of it is land and 439 km² (170 sq mi) of it (19.16%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * (southeast)
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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,835 households, and 7,573 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 16,583 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.80%, 0.25% or , 2.55% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 0.15% from , and 2.05% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were or  of any race. 97.7% spoke as their first language.

There were 10,835 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,417, and the median income for a family was $38,390. Males had a median income of $30,054 versus $20,682 for females. The for the county was $18,088. About 8.70% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 17.90% 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.

Cheboygan County elected officials

 * : Catherine Mickey Castagne
 * : Dale Clarmont
 * /: Mary Ellen Tryban
 * : Linda A. Cronan
 * : John Pietrangelo
 * : James H. Granger

(information as of September 2005)

Villages

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Townships


Historical Note: Cheboygan County had another township called, and it became part of Forest Township in 1942.