Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 436,141. The and population center is. According to the, it forms part of the Greater. It is the state's fifth-largest county in terms of population.

History
It was created on March 28, 1835 and fully organized on April 4, 1836. It was named after by settlers from. Many local place names in the county are also from New York and, reflecting the pattern of settlement. A major attraction for visitors is Crossroads Village, a living history village north of Flint.


 * Genesee County table/maps
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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,682 (649 ). 1,657 km² (640 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.49%) is water.

Most of the land in the county is very flat, but the southern end is hilly and covered by several lakes.

The county is mostly drained by the, which is med into Mott Lake and the Holloway Reservoir in the northeast corner of the county. The southeast corner and southern end are drained by the.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The was 263/km² (682/sq mi). There were 183,630 housing units at an average density of 111/km² (287/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.29%, 20.37% or , 0.55% , 0.81% , 0.02% , 0.78% from , and 2.18% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were or  of any race. 95.7% spoke and 1.9%  as their first language.

There were 169,825 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,951, and the median income for a family was $50,090. Males had a median income of $44,255 versus $27,418 for females. The for the county was $20,883. About 10.20% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 7.70% 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.

Genesee County elected officials
Genesee County except for the City of Flint is covered under the jurisdiction of the 67th District Court of Michigan. District Courts have a limited jurisdiction as charged with under state law. 67th District Court operates in seven divisions, each with a single judge except for the Central Court Division, which is used for jury and felony cases.


 * Probate Court Judges
 * Robert E. Weiss, Chief
 * Jennie E. Barkey