Menominee County, Michigan

Menominee County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 25,326. The is. The county's name comes from an word meaning "wild rice eater."

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,465 (1,338 ). 2,703 km² (1,044 sq mi) of it is land and 763 km² (294 sq mi) of it (22.01%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:M-35.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:M-69.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (northwest)
 * (southwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.24%, 0.10% or , 2.27% , 0.21% , 0.18% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race. 27.4% were of, 11.3% , 9.9% , 8.4% , 7.1% and 5.4%  ancestry according to. 96.9% spoke and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 10,529 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,888, and the median income for a family was $40,268. Males had a median income of $31,975 versus $21,837 for females. The for the county was $16,909. About 8.00% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 11.10% 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.

Menominee County elected officials

 * : Dan Hass
 * : Brett Botbyl
 * /: Barb Morrison
 * : Linda Schneider
 * : Jack House
 * Road Commissioners: William Anderson, Roger Betzinger, Judy Nerat

(information as of September 2005)