Shiawassee County, Michigan

Shiawassee County is a in the  of, the sole county of the  , and part of the greater. As of the, the population was 71,687, with a population of 72,912 according to the  Census Estimate. The is. The of Michigan is located in Shiawassee County, in the village of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,400 (541 ). 1,395 km² (539 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water. The enters it from Genesee County in the southeast and flows through Corunna and Owosso in the center of the county, exiting to Saginaw County in the north.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,687 people, 26,896 households, and 19,849 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (133/sq mi). There were 29,087 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (54/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.39%, 0.19% or , 0.47% , 0.28% , 0.01% , 0.49% from , and 1.17% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population were or  of any race. 97.4% spoke and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 26,896 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,553, and the median income for a family was $49,329. Males had a median income of $39,190 versus $25,063 for females. The for the county was $19,229. About 5.70% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% 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.

Shiawassee County elected officials

 * : Randy Colbry
 * : R. Jon Wilson
 * : Lauri Braid
 * : Thomas W. Dwyer
 * : Lori Kimble
 * : Gary Holzhausen
 * : Norman Caldwell
 * Road Commissioners: Mike Constine; Stephen A. Zemcik; Richard D. Miller

(information as of September 2005)

Villages

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