Sanilac County, Michigan
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Congressional district | 9th |
Website | sanilaccounty |
Sanilac County (
History
Sanilac County was probably named for a
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,590 square miles (4,100 km2), of which 963 square miles (2,490 km2) is land and 627 square miles (1,620 km2) (39%) is water.[5] Sanilac County is the largest county in Michigan's Lower Peninsula by land area.
Adjacent counties
- Huron County (north)
- Tuscola County (west)
- St. Clair County (south)
- Lapeer County (southwest)
- Huron County, Ontario, Canada (east)
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 2,112 | — | |
1860 | 7,599 | 259.8% | |
1870 | 14,562 | 91.6% | |
1880 | 26,341 | 80.9% | |
1890 | 32,589 | 23.7% | |
1900 | 35,055 | 7.6% | |
1910 | 33,930 | −3.2% | |
1920 | 31,237 | −7.9% | |
1930 | 27,751 | −11.2% | |
1940 | 30,114 | 8.5% | |
1950 | 30,837 | 2.4% | |
1960 | 32,314 | 4.8% | |
1970 | 34,889 | 8.0% | |
1980 | 40,789 | 16.9% | |
1990 | 39,928 | −2.1% | |
2000 | 44,547 | 11.6% | |
2010 | 43,114 | −3.2% | |
2020 | 40,611 | −5.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 40,368 | [6] | −0.6% |
US Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2018[2] |
The
There were 17,132 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were husband and wife families, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.6% were non-families, and 26.4% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The
Religion
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw is the controlling regional body for the Catholic Church.[13]
Government
Sanilac County has voted for the Republican nominee in every presidential election since the GOP's inaugural election in 1856 – except in 1912, when the county supported Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party campaign. However, they had voted for the Republican nominee in 1912, William Howard Taft in the previous election (1908). Hence, every person who has won the GOP's nomination has won Sanilac County, Michigan. Theodore Roosevelt had also been the Republican nominee in 1904.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 16,194 | 72.15% | 5,966 | 26.58% | 286 | 1.27% |
2016 | 13,446 | 69.85% | 4,873 | 25.32% | 930 | 4.83% |
2012 | 10,963 | 59.42% | 7,212 | 39.09% | 275 | 1.49% |
2008 | 10,679 | 52.95% | 9,047 | 44.86% | 443 | 2.20% |
2004 | 12,632 | 60.84% | 7,883 | 37.97% | 248 | 1.19% |
2000 | 10,966 | 59.06% | 7,153 | 38.53% | 447 | 2.41% |
1996 | 7,821 | 45.17% | 7,092 | 40.96% | 2,401 | 13.87% |
1992 | 7,891 | 42.07% | 5,868 | 31.28% | 4,999 | 26.65% |
1988 | 10,653 | 65.73% | 5,445 | 33.60% | 109 | 0.67% |
1984 | 12,627 | 75.12% | 4,126 | 24.54% | 57 | 0.34% |
1980 | 12,158 | 67.11% | 4,898 | 27.04% | 1,061 | 5.86% |
1976 | 10,597 | 62.87% | 6,042 | 35.84% | 217 | 1.29% |
1972 | 11,031 | 72.93% | 3,780 | 24.99% | 314 | 2.08% |
1968 | 9,273 | 65.45% | 3,193 | 22.54% | 1,702 | 12.01% |
1964 | 7,590 | 54.71% | 6,266 | 45.16% | 18 | 0.13% |
1960 | 11,005 | 72.47% | 4,153 | 27.35% | 27 | 0.18% |
1956 | 11,095 | 78.88% | 2,954 | 21.00% | 17 | 0.12% |
1952 | 11,181 | 82.47% | 2,298 | 16.95% | 78 | 0.58% |
1948 | 8,237 | 77.66% | 2,167 | 20.43% | 202 | 1.90% |
1944 | 9,512 | 82.09% | 2,015 | 17.39% | 60 | 0.52% |
1940 | 10,289 | 82.13% | 2,195 | 17.52% | 43 | 0.34% |
1936 | 6,975 | 63.20% | 3,285 | 29.77% | 776 | 7.03% |
1932 | 6,860 | 61.22% | 4,077 | 36.39% | 268 | 2.39% |
1928 | 7,888 | 81.59% | 1,736 | 17.96% | 44 | 0.46% |
1924 | 7,767 | 84.53% | 983 | 10.70% | 438 | 4.77% |
1920 | 7,256 | 84.66% | 1,146 | 13.37% | 169 | 1.97% |
1916 | 4,639 | 69.62% | 1,867 | 28.02% | 157 | 2.36% |
1912 | 2,166 | 32.19% | 1,161 | 17.26% | 3,401 | 50.55% |
1908 | 4,173 | 68.96% | 1,474 | 24.36% | 404 | 6.68% |
1904 | 4,671 | 74.37% | 1,217 | 19.38% | 393 | 6.26% |
1900 | 4,173 | 63.93% | 2,065 | 31.64% | 289 | 4.43% |
1896 | 3,634 | 51.74% | 3,156 | 44.93% | 234 | 3.33% |
1892 | 2,494 | 54.34% | 1,730 | 37.69% | 366 | 7.97% |
1888 | 2,940 | 51.66% | 2,434 | 42.77% | 317 | 5.57% |
1884 | 1,923 | 49.09% | 1,817 | 46.39% | 177 | 4.52% |
The county government operates the
Elected officials
- Prosecuting Attorney: James V. Young[15]
- Sheriff: Paul Rich
- County Clerk: Denise McGuire[16]
- County Treasurer: Trudy M. Nicol[17]
- Register of Deeds: Michele VanNorman[18]
- Drain Commissioner: Gregory L Alexander[19]
- District Court Judge: Hon. Gregory S Ross[20]
- Commissioner – Dist 1: Jon Block
- Commissioner – Dist 2: Gary Heberling
- Commissioner – Dist 3: William Sarkella
- Commissioner – Dist 4: Bob Colely
- Commissioner – Dist 5: Paul Muxlow[21]
Media
- The county is served weekly by the Tribune-Recorder since 1893, the Sanilac County News of Sandusky and other small newspapers.
- Daily deliveries of the Port HuronTimes Herald are available in Sanilac County.
Communities
Cities
- Brown City
- Croswell
- Marlette
- Sandusky (county seat)
Villages
Census-designated place
Other unincorporated communities
Townships
- Argyle Township
- Austin Township
- Bridgehampton Township
- Buel Township
- Custer Township
- Delaware Township
- Elk Township
- Elmer Township
- Evergreen Township
- Flynn Township
- Forester Township
- Fremont Township
- Greenleaf Township
- Lamotte Township
- Lexington Township
- Maple Valley Township
- Marion Township
- Marlette Township
- Minden Township
- Moore Township
- Sanilac Township
- Speaker Township
- Washington Township
- Watertown Township
- Wheatland Township
- Worth Township
See also
- List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Sanilac County, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sanilac County, Michigan
References
- ^ a b c Long Sanilac County
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Michigan government on origin of county names
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS). "U.S. Census website". census.gov.
- ^ "Diocese of Saginaw". saginaw.org.
- ^ US Election Atlas
- ^ SC Prosecuting Atty (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ SC Clerk (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ SC Treasurer Office (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ SC Register of Deeds (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ SC Drain Commissioner (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ a b c SC Courts (accessed 10 September 2018)
- ^ SC Board of Commissioners (accessed 10 September 2018)
Further reading
- "Bibliography on Sanilac County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- John H. Long, ed. (2007). "Michigan: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Newberry Library.
Sanilac County *10 September 1822: Sanilac County created by Michigan Territory from St. Clair and Non-County Area 2 attached to Oakland. Sanilac not fully organized, attached to Oakland for administrative and judicial purposes. (Terr. Papers U.S., 11:310-311) *12 April 1827: Sanilac detached from Oakland, attached to St. Clair "for judicial purposes." (Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:588) *28 March 1836: Part of Sanilac detached from St. Clair, attached to Lapeer "for judicial purposes." (Mich. Acts 1836, ann. sess., p. 67) *1 April 1840: Sanilac lost to creation of Huron and Tuscola. Sanilac detached from Lapeer, re-attached to St. Clair "for judicial purposes." (Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 1, 4, 30, 32-34/pp. 196, 200) *3 April 1848: Sanilac gained from St. Clair. (Mich. Acts 1848, ann. sess., no. 228/p. 344) *31 December 1849: Sanilac fully organized, detached from St. Clair. (Mich. Acts 1848, ann. sess., no. 228/p. 344)