Gogebic County, Michigan

Gogebic County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 17,370. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,824 (1,476 ). 2,854 km² (1,102 sq mi) of it is land and 970 km² (375 sq mi) of it (25.37%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,370 people, 7,425 households, and 4,581 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 10,839 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.24%, 1.76% or , 2.20% , 0.23% , 0.01% , 0.35% from , and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were or  of any race. 22.5% were of, 12.8% , 12.8% , 8.6% , 6.3% , 6.1% and 5.4%  ancestry according to. 95.2% spoke, 2.0% and 1.2%  as their first language.

There were 7,425 households out of which 24.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.30% were non-families. 34.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,405, and the median income for a family was $35,738. Males had a median income of $29,102 versus $21,298 for females. The for the county was $16,169. About 10.60% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 10.30% 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.

Gogebic County elected officials

 * : Richard B. Adams
 * : Larry D. Sanders
 * /: Gerry R. Pelissero
 * : Sue Pertile

(information as of September 2005)