St. Joseph County, Michigan

St. Joseph County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 62,422. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,350 (521 ). 1,305 km² (504 sq mi) of it is land and 45 km² (17 sq mi) of it (3.34%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 62,422 people, 23,381 households, and 16,600 families residing in the county. The was 48/km² (124/sq mi). There were 26,503 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (53/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.49%, 2.58% or , 0.38% , 0.58% , 0.01% , 1.51% from , and 1.46% from two or more races. 3.99% of the population were or  of any race. 92.9% spoke, 3.7% and 1.6%  as their first language.

There were 23,381 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,355, and the median income for a family was $46,391. Males had a median income of $34,983 versus $23,638 for females. The for the county was $18,247. About 8.20% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 6.90% 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.

St. Joseph County elected officials

 * : Douglas Fisher
 * : Matt Lori
 * : Pattie S. Bender
 * : Phyllis E. Bainbridge
 * : Cynthia L. Jarratt
 * : David D. Hassenger
 * : Wayne Mostrom

(information as of September 2005)

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External link

 * St. Joseph County