Gladwin County, Michigan

Gladwin County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 26,023. The is. The county is named for, British military commander at Detroit during.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,338 (516 ). 1,313 km² (507 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.86%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,023 people, 10,561 households, and 7,614 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 16,828 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.65%, 0.13% or , 0.56% , 0.27% , 0.02% , 0.31% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were or  of any race. 96.3% spoke, 1.7% and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 10,561 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,019, and the median income for a family was $37,090. Males had a median income of $33,871 versus $21,956 for females. The for the county was $16,614. About 10.40% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 7.30% 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.

Gladwin County elected officials
(information as of February 2007)
 * : Mary Hess
 * : Michael Shea
 * : Laura E. Flach
 * : Christy VanTiem
 * : Bonnie K. House
 * : Sherry Augustine
 * Road Commissioners: Robert Pettit; Doyle Donn; Keith Edick
 * 55th Circuit Court : Hon. Thomas R. Evans / Hon. Roy G. Mienk
 * 80th District Court Judge: Hon. Gary J. Allen
 * 17th Probate District Judge: Hon. Thomas P. McLaughlin
 * Board of Commissioners: Terry Whittington Chairman, Bill Rhodes, Mike Hargrave, Dennis Carl, Tom Hoag, Jan Posey, Josh Reid.

Cities

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Villages
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