Eaton County, Michigan

Eaton County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 103,655. The is. Eaton County was named for, who was under  , making it one of Michigan's. It was organized in 1837.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,500 (579 ). 1,493 km² (576 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.45%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 103,655 people, 40,167 households, and 28,237 families residing in the county. The was 69/km² (180/sq mi). There were 42,118 housing units at an average density of 28/km² (73/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.25%, 5.29% or , 0.44% , 1.13% , 0.03% , 1.17% from , and 1.70% from two or more races. 3.21% of the population were or  of any race. 95.6% spoke and 2.0%  as their first language.

There were 40,167 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,588, and the median income for a family was $57,898. Males had a median income of $41,978 versus $29,638 for females. The for the county was $22,411. About 4.10% of families and 5.80% of the population were below the, including 6.80% of those under age 18 and 5.90% 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.

Eaton County elected officials

 * : Jeffrey L. Sauter
 * : Mike Raines
 * /: Fran Fuller
 * : Bill Conarton, Jr.
 * : Brady Harrington

(information as of June 2006)

Cities

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School Districts
School Districts located in Eaton County


 * Bellevue Community Schools, Bellevue
 * , Charlotte
 * , Charlotte
 * Eaton Rapids Public Schools, Eaton Rapids
 * , Grand Ledge. Village of Mulliken schools was annexed by Grand Ledge Public Schools
 * Olivet Community Schools, Olivet
 * Oneida Township S/D #3, Oneida Township
 * Potterville Public Schools, Potterville
 * Roxand Township School District #12, Roxand Township
 * Waverly Community Schools, Delta Township
 * Waverly Community Schools, Delta Township

NOTE


 * Village of Dimondale (Holt Public Schools, Holt, Ingham County)
 * Village of Sunfield (Lakewood Public Schools, Lake Odessa, Ionia County)
 * A small portion of northeast Delta Township (Lansing Public Schools, Lansing, Ingham County)
 * Ingham Intermediate School District (Waverly Community Schools, Village of Dimondale, portion of Delta Township)
 * Ionia Intermediate School Disctrict (Village of Sunfield)
 * Calhoun Intermediate School District ( Bellevue Community Schools, Olivet Community Schools)

History
History of Eaton County