Shiawassee County, Michigan
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Congressional district | 7th |
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Shiawassee County (
Shiawassee County is included in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In 1822, the Michigan Territorial legislature defined a new county, Shiawassee (named for the river), taken from portions of existing Oakland and St. Clair counties. However, for purposes of representation, revenue, and judicial matters, the area was temporarily assigned to adjoining county governments.[1] In early 1837, the Michigan Territory was admitted into the Union as the State of Michigan, and that same year the new Michigan State government authorized the organization of a county government in Shiawassee.[1]
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 541 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 531 square miles (1,380 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (1.9%) is water.[4] The Shiawassee River enters it from Genesee County in the southeast and flows through Corunna and Owosso in the center of the county, exiting to Saginaw County in the north. Shiawassee County is considered to be a part of Central Michigan.
Adjacent counties
- Saginaw County – north
- Genesee County – east
- Livingston County – southeast
- Ingham County – southwest
- Clinton County – west
- Gratiot County – northwest
Transportation
Highways
- I-69 - enters near SW corner of county. Runs ENE past Shaftsburg, Perry, Morrice, Bancroft, Durand. Exits running east into Genesee County.
- M-13 - runs along the east line of county, from NE corner to intersection with I69 one mile (1.6 km) south of Lennon.
- M-21 - runs east–west through upper middle of county, passing Corunna and Owosso.
- M-52 - enters north line of county at Oakley. Runs south to Owosso, then SW and south to Perry. Exits running south into Ingham County.
- M-71 - begins at Owosso. Runs ESE to intersection with I69, one mile (1.6 km) NW of Durand.
Rail
- Port Huron to Chicago.
Airport
Owosso Community Airport – 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Owosso. Public airport for general aviation, primarily smaller aircraft.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 2,103 | — | |
1850 | 5,230 | 148.7% | |
1860 | 12,349 | 136.1% | |
1870 | 20,858 | 68.9% | |
1880 | 27,059 | 29.7% | |
1890 | 30,952 | 14.4% | |
1900 | 33,866 | 9.4% | |
1910 | 33,246 | −1.8% | |
1920 | 35,924 | 8.1% | |
1930 | 39,517 | 10.0% | |
1940 | 41,207 | 4.3% | |
1950 | 45,967 | 11.6% | |
1960 | 53,446 | 16.3% | |
1970 | 63,075 | 18.0% | |
1980 | 71,140 | 12.8% | |
1990 | 69,770 | −1.9% | |
2000 | 71,687 | 2.7% | |
2010 | 70,648 | −1.4% | |
2020 | 68,094 | −3.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 68,025 | [5] | −0.1% |
US Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2018 |
As of the
There were 27,481 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were husband and wife families, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 24.2% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.
The county population contained 24.1% under age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The
Government
Shiawassee County has tended to vote Republican since the beginning. Since 1884, the Republican Party nominee has carried 74% of the elections (25 of 34).
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 23,149 | 58.90% | 15,347 | 39.05% | 805 | 2.05% |
2016 | 19,230 | 56.37% | 12,546 | 36.78% | 2,335 | 6.85% |
2012 | 15,962 | 47.39% | 17,197 | 51.06% | 520 | 1.54% |
2008 | 16,268 | 44.67% | 19,397 | 53.27% | 750 | 2.06% |
2004 | 19,407 | 52.95% | 16,881 | 46.06% | 363 | 0.99% |
2000 | 15,816 | 49.09% | 15,520 | 48.17% | 882 | 2.74% |
1996 | 11,714 | 38.56% | 14,662 | 48.27% | 3,999 | 13.17% |
1992 | 10,930 | 33.78% | 12,629 | 39.03% | 8,801 | 27.20% |
1988 | 15,506 | 53.94% | 13,056 | 45.42% | 186 | 0.65% |
1984 | 18,756 | 65.97% | 9,514 | 33.46% | 161 | 0.57% |
1980 | 15,756 | 51.71% | 11,985 | 39.33% | 2,729 | 8.96% |
1976 | 15,113 | 54.52% | 12,202 | 44.02% | 406 | 1.46% |
1972 | 15,489 | 61.62% | 8,932 | 35.53% | 715 | 2.84% |
1968 | 11,465 | 50.88% | 8,619 | 38.25% | 2,448 | 10.86% |
1964 | 7,786 | 36.21% | 13,676 | 63.60% | 41 | 0.19% |
1960 | 13,757 | 60.86% | 8,773 | 38.81% | 74 | 0.33% |
1956 | 14,600 | 67.75% | 6,873 | 31.89% | 78 | 0.36% |
1952 | 13,562 | 68.41% | 6,056 | 30.55% | 206 | 1.04% |
1948 | 10,377 | 66.97% | 4,852 | 31.31% | 267 | 1.72% |
1944 | 11,601 | 68.41% | 5,292 | 31.21% | 64 | 0.38% |
1940 | 9,995 | 63.24% | 5,727 | 36.24% | 82 | 0.52% |
1936 | 6,017 | 43.36% | 6,666 | 48.03% | 1,195 | 8.61% |
1932 | 6,600 | 44.19% | 8,002 | 53.58% | 334 | 2.24% |
1928 | 9,851 | 79.40% | 2,496 | 20.12% | 60 | 0.48% |
1924 | 8,987 | 72.99% | 1,738 | 14.12% | 1,588 | 12.90% |
1920 | 7,194 | 69.93% | 2,595 | 25.23% | 498 | 4.84% |
1916 | 3,926 | 51.29% | 3,308 | 43.22% | 420 | 5.49% |
1912 | 2,309 | 30.05% | 1,957 | 25.47% | 3,417 | 44.47% |
1908 | 4,199 | 57.96% | 2,339 | 32.28% | 707 | 9.76% |
1904 | 5,553 | 66.19% | 2,241 | 26.71% | 596 | 7.10% |
1900 | 5,051 | 56.69% | 3,441 | 38.62% | 418 | 4.69% |
1896 | 4,654 | 50.50% | 4,303 | 46.69% | 259 | 2.81% |
1892 | 3,619 | 47.17% | 2,994 | 39.02% | 1,060 | 13.81% |
1888 | 4,007 | 51.91% | 3,187 | 41.29% | 525 | 6.80% |
1884 | 2,705 | 41.71% | 3,141 | 48.43% | 640 | 9.87% |
The county government operates the
COVID-19 hazard pay scandal
On July 25, 2021, it was revealed that the county's board of commissioners paid themselves a total of $65,000 out of a $557,000 federal relief funds earmarked for county employee hazard pay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees typically received $1,000 to $2,000. The seven member board of commissioners voted themselves $5,000 for four members, $10,000 for two, and the chairman of the county commissioners $25,000. Following days of criticism, a Shiawassee prosecutor declared the bonuses illegal; commissioners responded that they would return the money.[13]
Elected officials
- Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
- Lt. Governor: Garlin Gilchrist (D)
- Attorney General: Dana Nessel (D)
- Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (D)
- U.S. Rep 7th District: Elissa Slotkin (D)
- State Senator 28th District: Sam Singh (D)
- State Senator Lana Theis 22nd District: Lana Theis (R)
- State Rep. 71st District: Brian BeGole (R)
- State Rep. 75th District: Penelope Tsernoglou (D)
- Prosecutor: Scott Koerner (R)
- Sheriff: Doug Chapman (R)
- County Clerk: Caroline Wilson (R)
- County Treasurer: Julie Sorenson (R)
- Register of Deeds: Lori Kimble (R)
- Drain Commissioner: Tony Newman (D)
- County Surveyor: William Wascher (R)
- Road Commissioners: Mike Constine (R); Ric Crawford (R); John Michalec (D)
- Commissioner District 1: Marlene Webster (R)
- Commissioner District 2: Greg Brodeur (R)
- Commissioner District 3: Gary Holzhausen (R)
- Commissioner District 4: Bill Johnson (R)
- Commissioner District 5: Brad Howard (R)
- Commissioner District 6: Cindy Garber (R)
- Commissioner District 7: Tom Emery (R)
(information as of January 2023)
Communities
Cities
Villages
Charter townships
Civil townships
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Antrim Center
- Bennington
- Burton
- Carland
- Easton
- Five Points
- Five Points North
- Forest Green Estates
- Hoovers Corners
- Juddville
- Kerby
- Newburg
- New Haven
- Nicholson
- Olney Corners
- Pittsburg
- Shaftsburg
- Shiawasseetown
- Smith Crossing
- Union Plains
- Wolf Crossing
See also
- List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Shiawassee County, Michigan
- McArthur Mining Company – Michigan's first coal mine.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shiawassee County, Michigan
References
- ^ a b c "Bibliography on Shiawassee County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
- ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2010 Data Release – Data & Documentation – American Community Survey – US Census Bureau". census.gov. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015.
- ^ US Election Atlas
- ^ "Michigan Republicans will return Covid relief funds used to pay own bonuses". The Guardian. July 25, 2021.