Presque Isle County, Michigan

Presque Isle County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 14,411. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,663 (2,573 ). 1,710 km² (660 sq mi) of it is land and 4,954 km² (1,913 sq mi) of it (74.34%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,411 people, 6,155 households, and 4,203 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 9,910 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.07%, 0.26% or , 0.59% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.09% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race. 95.7% spoke and 3.1%  as their first language.

There were 6,155 households out of which 24.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 22.40% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,656, and the median income for a family was $37,426. Males had a median income of $31,275 versus $20,625 for females. The for the county was $17,363. About 6.80% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 9.20% 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.

Presque Isle County elected officials

 * : Donald J. McLennan
 * : Terry Flewelling
 * : Susan M. Rhode
 * : Patricia Cornett
 * : Cathy I. Idalski
 * : Charles M. Lyon
 * : Norman J. Quaine, Jr.

(information as of September 2005)

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