Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Schoolcraft County is a in the  of the   of. As of the, the population was 8,903. The is, along the northern shore of. The county is named in honor of, who explored the area with the expedition of. The county is largely rural and forested, with much of eastern portion of the county located within.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,879 (1,884 ). 3,051 km² (1,178 sq mi) of it is land and 1,827 km² (706 sq mi) of it (37.46%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,903 people, 3,606 households, and 2,498 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 5,700 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.67%, 1.63% or , 6.12% , 0.42% , 0.37% from , and 2.80% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 18.6% were of, 11.0% , 8.7% , 8.1% , 7.4% , 6.7% or American and 6.4%  ancestry according to. 98.1% spoke as their first language.

There were 3,606 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% 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 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,140, and the median income for a family was $36,810. Males had a median income of $32,725 versus $21,364 for females. The for the county was $17,137. About 9.10% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 7.60% 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.

Schoolcraft County elected officials

 * : Peter J. Hollenbeck
 * : Gary L. Maddox
 * /: Sigrid L. Doyle
 * : Terri A. Evonich
 * : Paul Hoholik
 * : Thomas P. O'Brien
 * Road Commissioners: Gregory Hase; Thomas Klarich; Bernard Lund

(information as of September 2005)

Cities, villages, and townships

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Registered historic places
List of in Schoolcraft County:


 * &mdash; Ten Curves Rd. over Manistique River in Gemfask Township (added )
 * &mdash; at offshore end of east breakwater, approx. 1,800 ft. from shore in Manistique  	(added
 * &mdash; Deer St. in Manistique (added )
 * &mdash; County Rd. 431 in Manistique (added )
 * &mdash; address restricted (added )

Source: National Register Information System