Saginaw County, Michigan
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Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 210,039 people, 80,430 households, and 55,818 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 260 people per square mile (100/km²). There were 85,505 housing units at an average density of 106 per square mile (41/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.33% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 18.62% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.41% Native American
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, 0.80% Asian
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
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, 2.88% from other races
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, and 1.95% from two or more races. 6.70% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race. 27.4% were of German
Germans
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, 7.2% Polish
Poles
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, 5.9% English
English people
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, 5.6% Irish
Irish people
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 and 5.4% American
United States
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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 93.9% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and 3.7% Spanish
Spanish language
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 as their first language.

There were 80,430 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.20% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% 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 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,637, and the median income for a family was $46,494. Males had a median income of $40,514 versus $25,419 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $19,438. About 11.00% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.70% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

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
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 regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and
other social services. The county board of commissioners
County commission
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 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.

Saginaw County elected officials

  • 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...

    : Michael D. Thomas
  • 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....

    : William Federspiel
  • County Clerk: Susan Kaltenbach
  • County Treasurer
    Treasurer
    A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...

    : Marvin D. Hare
  • Register of Deeds: Mildred M. Dodak
  • Public Works Commissioner
    Drain commissioner
    A drain commissioner is an elected official in counties of the U.S. state of Michigan with a population over 12,000. In counties with a population under 12,000, the statutory duties and responsibilities of the drain commissioner are performed by the county's board of road commissioners.The office...

    : James A. Koski

All countywide officers are elected for four-year terms. The next scheduled election for these offices is November of 2012.

(information as of June 2010)

Cities, villages, and townships

Cities

  • City of Frankenmuth
    Frankenmuth, Michigan
    Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,838 at the 2000 census. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 4,619. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, which bills...

     - independent of Frankenmuth Township
  • City of Saginaw
    Saginaw, Michigan
    Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...

     - county seat; most populous political subdivision in the county; independent of Saginaw Charter Township
  • City of Zilwaukee
    Zilwaukee, Michigan
    Zilwaukee is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,799 at the 2000 census. The 2009 Census Bureau estimate places the population at 1,640. The city is adjacent to and was created from Zilwaukee Township...

     - independent of Zilwaukee Township

Villages

Under Michigan law, villages are municipal corporations but are not independent of the townships in which they are located. A village resident also is a resident of a township, is liable for taxes to both units of government and may vote in both village and township elections, if eligible.
  • Village of Birch Run
    Birch Run, Michigan
    Birch Run is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census. The 2009 Census Bureau estimate places the population at 1,642. The village is located within Birch Run Township....

     - located in Birch Run Township
  • Village of Chesaning
    Chesaning, Michigan
    Chesaning is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,548 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Chesaning Township.-History:...

     - located in Chesaning Township
  • Village of Merrill
    Merrill, Michigan
    Merrill is a village located in Jonesfield Township in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 782 at the 2000 census...

     - located in Jonesfield Township
  • Village of Oakley
    Oakley, Michigan
    Oakley is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 338. The village is within Brady Township, although about half of the village would lie within Chesaning Township on the east, if the boundary line had not been adjusted.History:...

     - located in Brady Township
  • Village St. Charles
    St. Charles, Michigan
    St. Charles is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located in the northwest corner of St. Charles Township with portions of the village located within Brant Township and Swan Creek Township...

     - located mainly in St. Charles Township with portions in Brant Township and Swan Creek Township

Townships

  • Albee Township
    Albee Township, Michigan
    Albee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,338. Albee Township was established in 1863.-Communities:*Albee was settled in 1855....

  • Birch Run Township
    Birch Run Township, Michigan
    Birch Run Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 6,191...

  • Blumfield Township
    Blumfield Township, Michigan
    Blumfield Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,014. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 1,847.-Communities:...

  • Brady Township
    Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Brady Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,344.-Communities:...

  • Brant Township
    Brant Township, Michigan
    Brant Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,023.-Communities:...

  • Bridgeport Charter Township
    Bridgeport Charter Township, Michigan
    Bridgeport Charter Township is a charter township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 11,709...

  • Buena Vista Charter Township
    Buena Vista Charter Township, Michigan
    Buena Vista Charter Township is a charter township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 10,318...

  • Carrollton Township
    Carrollton Township, Michigan
    Carrollton Township is a unique civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,103 at the 2010 census. Although Carrollton is a township, it provides many of the services of larger municipalities, including a full-time police department, fire department, parks...

  • Chapin Township
    Chapin Township, Michigan
    Chapin Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...


  • Chesaning Township
    Chesaning Township, Michigan
    Chesaning Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,861 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* The village of Chesaning is located within the township....

  • Frankenmuth Township
    Frankenmuth Township, Michigan
    Frankenmuth Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,049 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 1,919. The City of Frankenmuth is located within the survey township area, but is administratively...

     - independent of the City of Frankenmuth
  • Fremont Township
    Fremont Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Fremont Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,099 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Nelson is an unincorporated community in the township at Nelson and Hemlock Roads...

  • James Township
    James Township, Michigan
    James Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,930 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

  • Jonesfield Township
    Jonesfield Township, Michigan
    Jonesfield Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,710 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 1,620...

  • Kochville Township
    Kochville Township, Michigan
    Kochville Township is a general law township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,078 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Saginaw Valley State University.-Communities:...

  • Lakefield Township
    Lakefield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Lakefield Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,030 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

  • Maple Grove Township
    Maple Grove Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Maple Grove Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,640 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* Layton Corners is an unincorporated community in the township at M-57/Peet Road and Lincoln Road...

  • Marion Township
    Marion Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Marion Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 925 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Fordney is an unincorporated community in the township at Chapin and Schroeder Roads...


  • Richland Township
    Richland Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
    Richland Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,281 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

  • Saginaw Charter Township
    Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan
    Saginaw Charter Township is a charter township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 40,840 at the 2010 census. The city of Saginaw is adjacent to the township to the southeast, but is administratively autonomous....

     - independent of the City of Saginaw
  • Spaulding Township
    Spaulding Township, Michigan
    Spaulding Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,399 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • St. Charles Township
    St. Charles Township, Michigan
    St. Charles Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,393 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* The village of St. Charles is located in the northwest corner of the township....

  • Swan Creek Township
    Swan Creek Township, Michigan
    Swan Creek Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,536 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

  • Taymouth Township
    Taymouth Township, Michigan
    Taymouth Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,624 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

  • Thomas Township
    Thomas Township, Michigan
    Thomas Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,877 at the 2000 census. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 12,184.-Communities:...

  • Tittabawassee Township
    Tittabawassee Township, Michigan
    Tittabawassee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 7,706. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 8,730...

  • Zilwaukee Township
    Zilwaukee Township, Michigan
    Zilwaukee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 67. The city of Zilwaukee is southwest of the township, but is administered separately...

     - independent of the City of Zilwaukee


Unincorporated Places

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport, Michigan
    Bridgeport is an unincorporated community in Bridgeport Charter Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes. The population was 7,849 at the 2000 census. Bridgeport is also the name of a post office with ZIP code 48722...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Buena Vista
    Buena Vista, Michigan
    Buena Vista is an unincorporated community within Buena Vista Charter Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The U.S. Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place with the same name for statistical purposes...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Burt
    Burt, Michigan
    Burt is an census-designated place for statistical purposes in Taymouth Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP's population was 1,122 at the 2000 census...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Freeland
    Freeland, Michigan
    Freeland is an unincorporated community in Tittabawassee Township, Saginaw County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and without any legal status as an incorporated municipality. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 5,147. The...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Hemlock
    Hemlock, Michigan
    Hemlock is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but without any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 1,585 at the 2000 census. The area...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Robin Glen-Indiantown
    Robin Glen-Indiantown, Michigan
    Robin Glen-Indiantown is a census-designated place in Buena Vista Charter Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is used for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census.The CDP includes the...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...

  • Shields
    Shields, Michigan
    Shields is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Saginaw County in the U.S state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but with no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 6,590 at the 2000 census.The community of...

    , CDP
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population 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 cities, towns and villages...


  • Alicia
  • Blumfield Corners
  • Brady Center
  • Brant
  • Carrollton
  • Chapin
  • Clausedale

  • Crow Island
  • Dice
  • Fenmore
  • Fergus
  • Fordney
  • Fosters
  • Frankentrost
  • Frost
  • Galloway
    Galloway, Michigan
    Galloway is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at on the boundary between Lakefield Township in Saginaw County and Lafayette Township in Gratiot County.The community is at the junction of Nelson Road and S...

  • Garfield
  • Gera
  • Groveton
  • Indiantown
  • Iva

  • Kochville
  • Lakefield
  • Lawndale
  • Layton Corners
  • Luce
  • Marion Springs
  • Morseville

  • Nelson
  • Orr
  • Racy
  • Paines
  • Parshallburg
  • Roosevelt
  • Shattuckville

  • Shields
    Shields, Michigan
    Shields is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Saginaw County in the U.S state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but with no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 6,590 at the 2000 census.The community of...

  • Swan Creek
  • Taymouth


Notable natives

See also: :Category:People from Saginaw, Michigan\
  • Theodore Roethke
    Theodore Roethke
    Theodore Roethke was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.-Biography:...

     (1908–1963) Pulitzer prize and National Book Award winning poet was born and buried here.
  • Robert Schindiette, Jr. Community activist, amateur videographer, undefeated court record

Historical markers

There are twenty eight recognized historical markers in the county: They are:
  • Bliss Park
  • Burt Opera House / Wellington R. Burt
    Wellington R. Burt
    Wellington R. Burt was a wealthy industrial baron from Saginaw, Michigan. At the time of his death, his wealth was estimated to be between $40 and $90 million. For a time in the early 1900s, Burt ranked as one of the eight wealthiest men in America...

  • Coal Mine No. 8
  • The Cushway House / Benjamin Cushway and Adelaide Cushway
  • First Congregational Church [Saginaw]
  • Fowler Schoolhouse (Fremont Township
    Fremont Township, Michigan
    Fremont Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:* Fremont Township, Isabella County, Michigan* Fremont Township, Saginaw County, Michigan* Fremont Township, Sanilac County, Michigan* Fremont Township, Tuscola County, Michigan...

    )
  • Frankenmuth
    Frankenmuth, Michigan
    Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,838 at the 2000 census. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 4,619. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, which bills...

     / Saint Lorenz Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn
  • Freeland United Methodist Church
  • George Nason House
  • Hess School
  • Hoyt Library
  • Leamington Stewart House
  • Michigan's German Settlers
  • Morseville Bridge
  • Presbyterian Church of South Saginaw
  • Saginaw Club
  • Saginaw Oil Industry
  • Saginaw Post Office
  • Saginaw Valley Coal
  • Saginaw Valley Lumbering Era
  • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Saint Michael Catholic Parish
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Mission
  • Shroeder House
  • Theodore Roethke
    Theodore Roethke
    Theodore Roethke was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.-Biography:...

     / Childhood Home

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Saginaw County, Michigan
  • Saginaw Trail
    Saginaw trail
    Saginaw Trail is the collective name for a set of connected roads in Southeastern Michigan that runs from Detroit to Saginaw through Pontiac and Flint. It was originally a tribal foot trail. On December 7, 1818 the Michigan Territorial government authorized the building of a road from Detroit to...


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