Baraga County, Michigan

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Baraga County (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,158, making it Michigan's fifth-least populous county.[1] The county seat is L'Anse.[2] The county is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga, a Catholic missionary who ministered to the Ojibwa Indians in the Michigan Territory.[3] The L'Anse Indian Reservation of the Ojibwa is within Baraga County.

Geography

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Entrance sign for Baraga County on U.S. Route 141

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (16%) is water.[4]

The county is located in the state's Upper Peninsula on the shore of Lake Superior, at the southeast base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The villages of Baraga and L'Anse are located at the base of Lake Superior's Keweenaw Bay. Point Abbaye projects north into the lake, enclosing Huron Bay. The eastern two-thirds of the county includes much of the Huron Mountains, including Mount Arvon—the highest natural point in Michigan at Script error: No such module "convert"..

Major highways

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  • Script error: No such module "Jct".: enters the west side of the county then runs east and east-northeast to the intersection with US-141 at Covington.
  • Script error: No such module "Jct".: runs east–west through the northwest corner of county. It enters from Alston in Houghton County, then runs east to intersection with US-41 at Baraga.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Communities

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U.S. Census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Baraga County, as well as several CDP boundaries.

Villages

Civil townships

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Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

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Indian reservations

Demographics

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Historical population
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1990–2000[9] 2010–2018[1]

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Racial and ethnic composition

Baraga County, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[10] Pop 1990[11] Pop 2000[12] Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,629 6,950 6,849 6,605 5,753 89.92% 87.38% 78.31% 74.55% 70.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 56 48 432 635 598 0.66% 0.60% 4.94% 7.17% 7.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 754 910 1,040 1,130 1,083 8.89% 11.44% 11.89% 12.75% 13.28%
Asian alone (NH) 8 10 23 13 15 0.09% 0.13% 0.26% 0.15% 0.18%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [15] x [16] 1 0 3 x x 0.01% 0.00% 0.04%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 3 6 22 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% 0.07% 0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [17] x [18] 317 385 582 x x 3.62% 4.35% 7.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37 34 81 86 102 0.44% 0.43% 0.93% 0.97% 1.25%
Total 8,484 7,954 8,746 8,860 8,158 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,158. The median age was 46.3 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 122.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 129.6 males age 18 and over.[19]

The racial makeup of the county was 70.8% White, 7.4% Black or African American, 13.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 7.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.[20]

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[21]

There were 3,328 households in the county, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.3% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[19]

There were 5,052 housing units, of which 34.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.1% were owner-occupied and 22.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.2%.[19]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census indicated Baraga County had a population of 8,860.[22] This was an increase of 114 people from 2000. In 2010 there were 3,444 households and 2,209 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 5,270 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. Among the county, 75.0% of the population was White, 13.1% Native American, 7.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 4.4% of two or more races; 1.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Additionally, 22.5% were of Finnish, 9.1% German, 8.8% French, French Canadian or Cajun, 5.6% English and 5.5% Irish ancestry.[23]

In 2010, there were 3,444 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. Of all households, 31.6% were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.82. The age distribution of the county population was the following: 20.2% were under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years; 54.9% of the population was male, 45.1% was female.

As of 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $40,115, and the median income for a family was $50,996. The per capita income for the county was $19,076. About 9.5% of families and 13% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

2021 estimates

By the 2021 census estimates, its median household income was $45,792.[1]

Government

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Baraga County has tended to support Republican candidates. Since 1884 its voters have selected the Republican Party nominee in 67% (24 of 36) of the national elections through 2024, and in all presidential elections since 2000. Additionally, from 1896 to 1996, the county supported the statewide winner each time except for 1988, making Baraga County a 20th-century bellwether for Michigan.

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See also

References

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