Lenawee County, Michigan

Lenawee County is a in the  of. As of the, it has a population of 98,890, with an estimated population of 102,191 as of the ,  estimate. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,972 (761 ). 1,944 km² (750 sq mi) of it is land and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.42%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (132/sq mi). There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (53/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.51%, 2.12% or , 0.41% , 0.46% , 0.01% , 3.01% from , and 1.49% from two or more races. 6.96% of the population were or  of any race. 94.7% spoke and 4.2%  as their first language.

There were 35,930 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,739, and the median income for a family was $53,661. Males had a median income of $38,458 versus $25,510 for females. The for the county was $20,186. About 4.40% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 7.10% 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.

Lenawee County elected officials

 * : The Honorable Margaret M.S. Noe
 * : Irving C. Shaw, Jr.
 * : Larry Richardson
 * : Lou Ann Bluntschly
 * : Marilyn Woods
 * : Victori J. Daniels
 * : Stephen R. May
 * : Glenn Richard
 * Road Commissioners: Merrill Bales; Robert Emery; Stan Wilson, Orrin Gregg P.E., Susan Power, CPS

(information as of November 2007)

Villages

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