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Lenawee County ("LENN-a-way") is a county in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, it has a population of 98,890, with an estimated population of 101,243 as of the July 1, 2007, Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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 estimate. The county seat
County seat

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 is Adrian
Adrian, Michigan

Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan. The population was 21,574 at the 2000 United States Census....
.




Michigan State Trunklines



f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county.






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Lenawee County ("LENN-a-way") is a county in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, it has a population of 98,890, with an estimated population of 101,243 as of the July 1, 2007, Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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 estimate. The county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Adrian
Adrian, Michigan

Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan. The population was 21,574 at the 2000 United States Census....
.

History

  • The County was organized in 1826. It was split off from Monroe County, Michigan
    Monroe County, Michigan

    Monroe County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 145,945 with the 2007 Census Bureau estimate placing the population at 153,608....
    .
  • This Henry Schoolcraft
    Henry Schoolcraft

    Henry Rowe Schoolcraft was an United States geography, geologist, and ethnology, noted for his early studies of Native Americans in the United States cultures, as well as for his discovery in 1832 of the source of the Mississippi River....
     neologism
    Neologism

    A neologism is a newly coined word that may be in the process of entering common use, but has not yet been accepted into mainstream language . Neologisms are often directly attributable to a specific person, publication, period, or event....
     is thought to be derived from a Native American word meaning "man" -- from the Delaware "leno or lenno" or the Shawnee "lenawai." See also, See, List of Michigan county name etymologies
    List of Michigan county name etymologies

    This is a list of Michigan county name etymologies. The origin of some names is unclear and credible scholarly sources disagree on the meaning ....


Geography

  • According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 761 square mile
    Square mile

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    s (1,972 kmē), of which, 750 square miles (1,944 kmē) of it is land and 11 square miles (28 kmē) of it (1.42%) is water.
  • Lenawee County is considered to be part of Southeastern Michigan.


Major roads


US highways
  • Us 12
    US-12
    U.S. Route 12

    U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east-west United States Numbered Highways, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, Michigan, for almost 2500 miles ....
     - Michigan Avenue
    Michigan Avenue

    Michigan Avenue may refer to:*Michigan Avenue *Michigan Avenue , a designation for much of both current and former U.S. Route 12 in Michigan...
    , also known as Chicago Road
    Chicago Road

    The Chicago Road is the name of a road from running Detroit, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois. It follows the general route of the old Sauk Trail, an important Native American in the United States trail....
  • Us 127
    US-127
    U.S. Route 127

    U.S. Route 127 is a 758 mile long north-south United States highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S....
  • Us 223
    US-223
    U.S. Route 223

    U.S. Route 223 is a short, diagonal highway lying in Michigan and Ohio, though the Ohio section is completely concurrent with U.S. Route 23. It connects U.S....


Michigan State Trunklines
  • M 34
    M-34
    M-34 (Michigan highway)

    M-34 is an east-west Michigan Highway System in the Southeast Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is entirely undivided surface road, with a western terminus near Osseo, Michigan on M-99 and its eastern terminus at M-52 in Adrian, Michigan....
  • M 50
    M-50
    M-50 (Michigan highway)

    M-50 is a trunkline and state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. Although designated as an east-west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route....
  • M 52
    M-52
    M-52 (Michigan highway)

    M-52 is a north-south Michigan highway system in the U.S. state of Michigan. The southern terminus is on the Ohio border, where it continues as State Route 109 ....
  • M 124
    M-124
    M-124 (Michigan highway)

    M-124 is the designation of a Michigan Highway System in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan that runs on the north side of Vineyard Lake and Wamplers Lake near Brooklyn, Michigan in Jackson County, Michigan near the Irish Hills area....
  • M 156
    M-156
    M-156 (Michigan highway)

    M-156 is a Michigan Highway System in the U.S. state of Michigan. The route is entirely within Lenawee County, Michigan and begins at the Ohio state line with Ohio State Route 108 and runs north to M-34 at Clayton, Michigan....


Adjacent counties

  • Washtenaw County
    Washtenaw County, Michigan

    Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
      (northeast)
  • Jackson County
    Jackson County, Michigan

    Jackson County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 2000, its population was 158,422 with the 2007 Census Bureau placing the population at 163,006....
      (northwest)
  • Monroe County
    Monroe County, Michigan

    Monroe County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 145,945 with the 2007 Census Bureau estimate placing the population at 153,608....
      (east)
  • Hillsdale County
    Hillsdale County, Michigan

    Hillsdale County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 46,527....
      (west)
  • Lucas County, Ohio
    Lucas County, Ohio

    Lucas County is a Counties of the United States located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 455,054....
      (southeast)
  • Fulton County, Ohio
    Fulton County, Ohio

    Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 42,084. Its county seat is Wauseon, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat....
      (southwest)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 132 people per square mile (51/kmē). There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile (20/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 92.51% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 2.12% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.41% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.46% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 3.01% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.49% from two or more races. 6.96% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 of any race. 30.4% were of German
Germans

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, 11.6% English
English people

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, 10.2% American
United States

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 and 9.9% Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
 ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.7% spoke English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 and 4.2% Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 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 married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 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 per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the county was $20,186. About 4.40% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health
Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis....
 regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners
County commission

A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in local government in some U.S. state of the United States....
 controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Lenawee County elected officials

  • Board of Commission Chairman: James E. Van Doren
  • Prosecuting Attorney
    Prosecutor

    The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the Civil law inquisitorial system....
    : Jonathan Poer
  • Of Council to the Board of Commissioners:Irving C. Shaw, Jr.
  • Sheriff
    Sheriff

    A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
    : Larry Richardson
  • County Clerk
    County clerk

    The term "county clerk" has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an official of a county government....
    : Roxann Hollaway
  • County Treasurer
    Treasurer

    In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. Treasurers are also employed by organizations such as clubs to look after funds....
    : Marilyn Woods
  • Register of Deeds: Victori J. Daniels
  • Drain Commissioner
    Drain commissioner

    A drain commissioner is an elected official in County of the U.S. state of Michigan with a population over 12,000. The power and responsibilities of the drain commissioner are second only to the county sheriff....
    : Stephen R. May
  • County Surveyor
    County surveyor

    A county surveyor is a public official in many County of U.S. State, particularly in the Midwest and Western United States.The county surveyor is typically responsible for surveying records, establishing and maintaining survey monuments at corners of Section or other land units, and reviewing property boundary surveys and subdivision pla...
    : Glenn Richard
  • Road Commissioners: Merrill Bales; Robert Emery; Stan Wilson, Orrin Gregg P.E., Susan Bower, CPS


(information as of November 2007)

Cities, villages, and townships

Cities
  • Adrian
    Adrian, Michigan

    Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan. The population was 21,574 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Hudson
    Hudson, Michigan

    Hudson is a city in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,499 at the United States Census, 2000. The city is located within Hudson Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, but is politically independent....
  • Morenci
    Morenci, Michigan

    Morenci is a city in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,398 at the United States Census, 2000.Morenci is the birthplace of Tony Scheffler, Denver Broncos tight end....
  • Tecumseh
    Tecumseh, Michigan

    Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52 ....
Villages
  • Addison
    Addison, Michigan

    Addison is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the village population was 627....
  • Blissfield
    Blissfield, Michigan

    Blissfield is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,223 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located within Blissfield Township, Michigan....
  • Britton
    Britton, Michigan

    Britton is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 699 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located within Ridgeway Township, Michigan....
  • Cement City
    Cement City, Michigan

    Cement City is a village in Jackson County, Michigan and Lenawee County, Michigan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 452 at the United States Census, 2000....
     (partially)
  • Clayton
    Clayton, Michigan

    Clayton is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the village population was 326....
  • Clinton
    Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Clinton is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,293 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located within Clinton Township, Lenawee County, Michigan....
  • Deerfield
    Deerfield, Michigan

    Deerfield is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,005 at the United States Census, 2000. The village is located within Deerfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan....
  • Onsted
    Onsted, Michigan

    Onsted is a village in Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 813 at the United States Census, 2000....
Unincorporated
  • Manitou Beach-Devils Lake
    Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michigan

    Manitou Beach and Devils Lake are two unincorporated community in the Irish Hills region of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan....
    , CDP
    Census-designated place

    A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
  • Sand Creek
  • Tipton


Townships
  • Adrian Township
    Adrian Township, Michigan

    Adrian Township is a charter township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 5,749....
  • Blissfield Township
    Blissfield Township, Michigan

    Blissfield Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 3,915....
  • Cambridge Township
    Cambridge Township, Michigan

    Cambridge Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,299 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Clinton Township
    Clinton Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Clinton Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,624 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Deerfield Township
    Deerfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Deerfield Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,770 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Dover Township
    Dover Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Dover Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 1,787....
  • Fairfield Township
    Fairfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Fairfield Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 1,756....
  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Franklin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,939 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Hudson Township
    Hudson Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

    Hudson Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 1,576....
  • Macon Township
    Macon Township, Michigan

    Macon Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 1,448....
  • Madison Charter Township
    Madison Charter Township, Michigan

    Madison Charter Township is a charter township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,200 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Medina Township
    Medina Township, Michigan

    Medina Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,227 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Ogden Township
    Ogden Township, Michigan

    Ogden Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,063 as of the United States Census, 2000....
  • Palmyra Township
    Palmyra Township, Michigan

    Palmyra Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,366 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Raisin Charter Township
    Raisin Township, Michigan

    Raisin Township is a charter township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,507 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Ridgeway Township
    Ridgeway Township, Michigan

    Ridgeway Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,580 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Riga Township
    Riga Township, Michigan

    Riga Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,439 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Rollin Township
    Rollin Township, Michigan

    Rollin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,176 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Rome Township
    Rome Township, Michigan

    Rome Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,772 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Seneca Township
    Seneca Township, Michigan

    Seneca Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,303 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Tecumseh Township
    Tecumseh Township, Michigan

    Tecumseh Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,881 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Woodstock Township
    Woodstock Township, Michigan

    Woodstock Township is a civil township of Lenawee County, Michigan, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the township population was 3,468....


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