Tuscola County, Michigan
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Highways
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M-15M-15 (Michigan highway)M-15 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The southern terminus is a junction with US Highway 24 just south of Clarkston on the northwestern edge of the Detroit metropolitan area. The trunkline is a recreational route running north and northwest to the... -
M-24M-24 (Michigan highway)M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25... -
M-25M-25 (Michigan highway)M-25 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The route follows an arc-like shape closely along the Lake Huron shore of the Thumb in the eastern Lower Peninsula between Port Huron and Bay City. It serves the lakeshore resorts along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay and generally lies... -
M-46M-46 (Michigan highway)M-46 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan between Muskegon and Port Sanilac, terminating near Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on each end. Except for the north–south segment that corresponds with the US Highway 131 freeway between Cedar Springs and Howard City, M-46 is... -
M-81M-81 (Michigan highway)M-81 is a state trunkline in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that travels from the city of Saginaw at the junction with M-13 and ends at the junction with M-53 east of Cass City over the county line in Greenleaf Township in northwestern Sanilac County.-Route description:M-81 starts... -
M-138M-138 (Michigan highway)M-138 is a long state trunkline highway in the Thumb region of the US state of Michigan.-Route description:M-138 begins at a junction with M-15 just west of the hamlet of Munger, in Bay County's Merritt Township. Known to locals as Munger Road, the route then heads due east through agricultural...
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 58,266 people, 21,454 households, and 15,983 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 72 people per square mile (28/km²). There were 23,378 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.05% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.07% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 0.57% Native American
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, 0.31% Asian
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
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, 0.72% from other races
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, and 1.26% from two or more races. 2.30% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 34.3% were of German
Germans
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, 9.8% English
English people
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, 8.4% Polish
Poles
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, 8.2% American
United States
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, 7.5% Irish
Irish people
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and 5.9% French
French people
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.4% spoke English
English language
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, 1.3% Spanish
Spanish language
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and 1.3% German
German language
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as their first language.
There were 21,454 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,174, and the median income for a family was $46,729. Males had a median income of $35,974 versus $24,241 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $17,985. About 5.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates themajor 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.
Cities, villages, and townships
Cities- CaroCaro, MichiganCaro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2010 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census ....
- VassarVassar, MichiganVassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The small town was founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,697 at the 2010 census and 2,823 at the 2000 census...
Villages
- AkronAkron, MichiganAkron is a village in Tuscola County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 461 at the 2000 census.The village is located on the boundary between Akron Township on the north and Fairgrove Township on the south, with the village area approximately evenly split between the two...
- Cass CityCass City, MichiganCass City is a village in Tuscola County in the Flint/Tri-Cities area of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,428 at the 2010 U.S. Census and 2,643 at the 2000 U.S. Census . It is located along the M-81 state trunkline approximately 4 miles west of that highway's intersection with M-53...
- FairgroveFairgrove, MichiganFairgrove is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Fairgrove Township.-Geography:...
- GagetownGagetown, MichiganGagetown is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 389 at the 2000 census. It is located in the northeastern corner of Elmwood Township....
- KingstonKingston, MichiganKingston is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 450 at the 2000 census. The village is located at the southern edge of Kingston Township and is partially within Koylton Township.-Geography:...
- MayvilleMayville, MichiganMayville is a village in Tuscola County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census. The village is within Fremont Township along the boundary with Dayton Township.-Geography:...
- MillingtonMillington, MichiganMillington is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,137 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Millington Township....
- ReeseReese, MichiganReese is a village in Tuscola and Saginaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located almost entirely in Tuscola County's Denmark Township, the village includes only a tiny portion of Blumfield Township in Saginaw County...
- UnionvilleUnionville, MichiganUnionville is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 605 at the 2000 census. The village is located in the northwestern corner of Columbia Township.-Geography:...
Unincorporated Communities
- DefordDeford, MichiganDeford is an unincorporated community in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located along Deckerville Road near the intersection with Kingston Road, north of Kingston and south of Cass City in the southeast corner of Novesta Township...
Charter Townships
- Almer Charter Township
General Law Townships
- Akron TownshipAkron Township, MichiganAkron Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Arbela TownshipArbela Township, MichiganArbela Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Columbia TownshipColumbia Township, Tuscola County, MichiganColumbia Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,419 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Dayton TownshipDayton Township, Tuscola County, MichiganDayton Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,869 at the 2000 census.-Communities:There are no incorporated municipalities in the township....
- Denmark TownshipDenmark Township, MichiganDenmark Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,249 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*The village of Reese is in the northwest corner of the township on M-81....
- Elkland TownshipElkland Township, MichiganElkland Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,659 at the 2000 census.The village of Cass City is located within the southern part of the township.-Geography:...
- Ellington TownshipEllington Township, MichiganEllington Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,304 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Ellington is an unincorporated community in the township at Dutcher Rd and M-81/E Caro Road...
- Elmwood TownshipElmwood Township, MichiganElmwood Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,213 at the 2000 census.Elijah White was the first permanent white settler in the township in 1855...
- Fairgrove TownshipFairgrove Township, MichiganFairgrove Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,749 at the 2000 census. The village of Fairgrove is located within the township, as well as the southern half of the village of Akron.-Geography:...
- Fremont TownshipFremont Township, Tuscola County, MichiganFremont Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,559 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Mayville is a village on M-24 in the southeast corner of the township....
- Gilford TownshipGilford Township, MichiganGilford Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 833 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Indianfields TownshipIndianfields Township, MichiganIndianfields Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,392 at the 2000 census, making it the largest unit of local government in the Thumb of Michigan, although this figure also includes most of the population of the city of Caro.-...
- Juniata TownshipJuniata Township, MichiganJuniata Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Kingston TownshipKingston Township, MichiganKingston Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* The village of Kingston is located at the southern edge of the township and is partially within the township...
- Koylton TownshipKoylton Township, MichiganKoylton Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Millington TownshipMillington Township, MichiganMillington Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,459 at the 2000 census. The Village of Millington is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Novesta TownshipNovesta Township, MichiganNovesta Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,606 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Deford is an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township....
- Tuscola TownshipTuscola Township, MichiganTuscola Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,152 at the 2000 census.The city of Vassar is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the survey township that forms the basis for the present civil township.-History:The township was...
- Vassar TownshipVassar Township, MichiganVassar Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,356 at the 2000 census. The city of Vassar is located on the western edge of the township.-Geography:...
- Watertown TownshipWatertown Township, Tuscola County, MichiganWatertown Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,231 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Wells TownshipWells Township, Tuscola County, MichiganWells Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,946 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*There are no incorporated municipalities in the township....
- Wisner TownshipWisner Township, MichiganWisner Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 749 at the 2000 census.The first land entries in this area were made by Joshua Terry in 1853, by Green Bird in 1854, and by Isaiah Jester in 1855...