Clinton County, Michigan

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Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 79,128.[1] The county seat is St. Johns.[2] The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton.[3][4] Clinton County is included in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

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". (1.4%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 64,753 people, 23,653 households, and 17,976 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 24,630 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 96.40% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 2.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.3% were of German, 11.4% English, 10.1% American and 8.5% Irish ancestry, 96.4% spoke English and 1.9% Spanish as their first language.

There were 23,653 households, out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 19.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,806, and the median income for a family was $60,491. Males had a median income of $42,379 versus $31,065 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,913. About 3.30% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Highways

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  • Script error: No such module "Jct". runs through the southwestern corner of the county before turning southerly to bypass Lansing. It connects Grand Rapids and Muskegon to the west with Detroit on the east.
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  • Script error: No such module "Jct". runs north–south through the center portion of the county, serving both St. Johns and DeWitt. US 127 continues northerly toward Mt. Pleasant and Grayling, and southerly past Lansing and on toward Jackson.
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  • Script error: No such module "Jct". passes east–west through Fowler, St. Johns, Shepardsville and Ovid. M-21 provides a link to Grand Rapids, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". to the west, and Flint, about Script error: No such module "convert". to the east.
  • Script error: No such module "Jct". has a short segment in southwestern Clinton County. From a beginning at I-69 in Eaton County, it terminates at I-96 north of Grand Ledge.

Airports

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Government

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Elected officials

County Board of Commissioners

7 members, elected from districts (6 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

Communities

File:Clinton County, MI census map.png
U.S. Census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Clinton County, as well as boundaries of municipalities extending into neighboring counties. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.

Cities

Villages

Charter townships

Civil townships

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Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

See also

References

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External links

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