Livingston County, Michigan
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Congressional district | 7th |
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Livingston County (
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 585 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 565 square miles (1,460 km2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km2) (3.4%) is water.[4]
Adjacent counties
- Shiawassee County – northwest
- Genesee County – northeast
- Oakland County – east
- Washtenaw County – south
- Jackson County – southwest
- Ingham County – west
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 7,430 | — | |
1850 | 13,485 | 81.5% | |
1860 | 16,851 | 25.0% | |
1870 | 19,336 | 14.7% | |
1880 | 22,251 | 15.1% | |
1890 | 20,858 | −6.3% | |
1900 | 19,664 | −5.7% | |
1910 | 17,736 | −9.8% | |
1920 | 17,522 | −1.2% | |
1930 | 19,274 | 10.0% | |
1940 | 20,863 | 8.2% | |
1950 | 26,725 | 28.1% | |
1960 | 38,233 | 43.1% | |
1970 | 58,967 | 54.2% | |
1980 | 100,289 | 70.1% | |
1990 | 115,645 | 15.3% | |
2000 | 156,951 | 35.7% | |
2010 | 180,967 | 15.3% | |
2020 | 193,866 | 7.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 196,757 | [5] | 1.5% |
US Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8] 1990–2000[9] 2010–2019[2] |
As of the
There were 55,384 households, of which 39.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.50% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.40% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.
28.80% of the county's population was under age 18, 6.60% was from age 18 to 24, 31.70% was from age 25 to 44, 24.60% was from age 45 to 64, and 8.30% was age 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.
With a median household income of $67,400 (2008 estimate - $72,700) and a median family income of $75,284, Livingston County is the 88th
More than 50% of the county's population resides in the southeastern communities of Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Hamburg Township, Green Oak Township, the Village of Pinckney, Putnam Township and the city of Brighton.
The US Census Bureau in 2000 identified Brighton, Howell and the nearby city of South Lyon to be a contiguously urbanized area, one of the newest such areas in the United States.
Media
There are two local newspapers, the
The Daily Press & Argus, which publishes daily except Saturday, was launched in 2000 through the combination of two weekly newspapers, The Livingston County Press and The Brighton Argus, which served the communities for many decades.
The Community Journal was launched in February 2010 by Steve Horton and Buddy Moorehouse, two veteran newspapermen. It publishes Tuesdays, covering Pinckney, Fowlerville, and the Howell areas. Its editor is Stephenie Koehn. The Journal is published along with the Fowlerville News and Views, which has been published for 25 years by Horton and his wife Dawn.
A weekly all-local paper,The Livingston Community News, was launched in May 2003 with offices in downtown Brighton and was closed in July 2009 when The Ann Arbor News, the newspaper's parent company, ceased publication. Community Journal editor Koehn was a reporter with The Livingston Community News.
Other media in the county include WHMI-FM, a Classic Hits radio station that has local news on the hour, and www.LivingstonTalk.com, a web-based product launched in the fall of 2009 by Moorehouse and fellow veteran journalist Maria Stuart. Moorehouse and Stuart previously worked as editors for a combined 45 years at the Daily Press and Argus.
The Marketeer is a free monthly magazine that is mailed to more than 42,000 in Livingston County. Its content is primarily advertising from local businesses plus articles and information about people and community events. The Marketeer has been published by George Moses Company since 1974.
Politics
Livingston County falls entirely within Michigan's 7th Congressional district and is currently represented by Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who defeated Republican Mike Bishop in the 2018 election when the county was still in the 8th congressional district. However, Livingston County has been reliably Republican since its founding. Since 1884, the Republican Party nominee has carried 83% of the Presidential elections (29 of 35).
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 76,982 | 60.52% | 48,220 | 37.91% | 1,995 | 1.57% |
2016 | 65,680 | 61.68% | 34,384 | 32.29% | 6,425 | 6.03% |
2012 | 60,083 | 60.91% | 37,216 | 37.73% | 1,341 | 1.36% |
2008 | 55,592 | 55.64% | 42,349 | 42.39% | 1,965 | 1.97% |
2004 | 58,860 | 62.79% | 33,991 | 36.26% | 891 | 0.95% |
2000 | 44,637 | 59.14% | 28,780 | 38.13% | 2,058 | 2.73% |
1996 | 30,598 | 50.79% | 22,517 | 37.38% | 7,127 | 11.83% |
1992 | 27,539 | 44.61% | 17,851 | 28.92% | 16,345 | 26.48% |
1988 | 31,331 | 68.79% | 13,749 | 30.19% | 466 | 1.02% |
1984 | 31,846 | 74.39% | 10,720 | 25.04% | 246 | 0.57% |
1980 | 25,012 | 60.17% | 12,626 | 30.37% | 3,932 | 9.46% |
1976 | 19,437 | 59.83% | 12,415 | 38.22% | 634 | 1.95% |
1972 | 16,856 | 66.85% | 7,634 | 30.28% | 725 | 2.88% |
1968 | 10,034 | 51.01% | 7,052 | 35.85% | 2,584 | 13.14% |
1964 | 6,723 | 40.89% | 9,698 | 58.99% | 20 | 0.12% |
1960 | 10,340 | 64.68% | 5,608 | 35.08% | 39 | 0.24% |
1956 | 10,315 | 72.62% | 3,845 | 27.07% | 45 | 0.32% |
1952 | 9,790 | 75.57% | 3,086 | 23.82% | 79 | 0.61% |
1948 | 7,368 | 70.99% | 2,813 | 27.10% | 198 | 1.91% |
1944 | 7,417 | 71.38% | 2,910 | 28.01% | 64 | 0.62% |
1940 | 7,068 | 68.25% | 3,254 | 31.42% | 34 | 0.33% |
1936 | 5,117 | 53.51% | 4,117 | 43.05% | 329 | 3.44% |
1932 | 4,534 | 48.46% | 4,684 | 50.06% | 139 | 1.49% |
1928 | 5,642 | 72.88% | 2,075 | 26.81% | 24 | 0.31% |
1924 | 4,886 | 67.37% | 2,037 | 28.09% | 329 | 4.54% |
1920 | 4,639 | 64.10% | 2,437 | 33.67% | 161 | 2.22% |
1916 | 2,460 | 50.88% | 2,297 | 47.51% | 78 | 1.61% |
1912 | 1,408 | 28.49% | 1,960 | 39.66% | 1,574 | 31.85% |
1908 | 2,740 | 50.82% | 2,418 | 44.84% | 234 | 4.34% |
1904 | 3,288 | 60.32% | 1,988 | 36.47% | 175 | 3.21% |
1900 | 2,860 | 49.70% | 2,727 | 47.38% | 168 | 2.92% |
1896 | 2,893 | 47.69% | 2,994 | 49.36% | 179 | 2.95% |
1892 | 2,447 | 43.76% | 2,385 | 42.65% | 760 | 13.59% |
1888 | 2,706 | 44.99% | 2,842 | 47.25% | 467 | 7.76% |
1884 | 2,597 | 44.72% | 2,938 | 50.59% | 272 | 4.68% |
County government
The county government operates the
Elected officials
- Prosecuting Attorney: David Reader
- Sheriff: Michael Murphy
- County Clerk: Elizabeth Hundley
- County Treasurer: Jennifer Nash
- Register of Deeds: Brandon Denby
- Drain Commissioner: Brian Jonckheere
(information as of May 2019)
Transportation
Major highways
- I-96 – runs ESE and SE through central part of county, passing Fowlerville, Howell, Brighton.
- BL I-96– business loop through central Howell, parallel to and on the north side of I96. Length 7.6 miles (12.2 km).
- US 23 – runs north–south through eastern part of county, passing Hartland, Brighton, Whitmore Lake.
- M-36 - runs east and SE through lower part of county, passing Pinckney and Hamburg, to intersection with US23 north of Whitmore Lake.
- M-59 – runs west from east county line to intersection with I96, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) WNW of Howell.
- M-106 – enters west line of county near SW corner. Runs east and NE to intersection with M36, 3 miles (4.8 km) inside county border.
- D-19 – runs south from Pinckney 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to intersection with N. Territorial Road.
Communities
Cities
Villages
Charter townships
Civil townships
Census-designated places
- Hartland
- Whitmore Lake (partial)
Other unincorporated communities
- Anderson
- Bullis Crossing
- Chalkerville
- Chilson
- Cohoctah
- Cohoctah Center
- Deer Creek
- Deerfield Center
- Fleming
- Green Oak
- Gregory
- Hallers Corners
- Hamburg
- Hell
- Island Lake
- Kaiserville
- Lakeland
- Nicholson(partial)
- Oak Grove
- Parkers Corners
- Parshallville
- Plainfield
- Pettysville
- Rushton
- Tyrone Center
- Unadilla
- Williamsville
See also
- List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Livingston County, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston County, Michigan
References
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