Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County, Michigan
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Location in the state of Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 28, 1835 [1]
Seat	Flint
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	649.34 sq mi (1,682 km²) 639.64 sq mi (1,657 km²) 9.70 sq mi (25 km²), 1.49%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	425,790 665/sq mi (256.8/km²)
Website	www.co.genesee.mi.us

Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 425,790. The county seat and population center is Flint^[1]. It is the state's fifth most populous county.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 3 Transportation 3.1 Airport 3.2 Highways 3.2.1 Interstates 3.2.2 US highways 3.2.3 Michigan State Trunklines 4 Demographics 5 Government 5.1 Genesee County elected officials 6 Cities, villages and townships 6.1 Cities 6.2 Villages 6.3 Townships 6.4 Unincorporated 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

History

It was created on March 28, 1835 and fully organized on April 4, 1836. It was named after Genesee County, New York by settlers from New York. Many local place names in the county are also from New York and Pennsylvania, reflecting the pattern of settlement. A major attraction for visitors is Crossroads Village, a living history village north of Flint.

Genesee is noted for having had the fossil of an ancient whale known as Balaenoptera Lacepede^[2] unearthed in Thetford Township during quarry work and estimated at 11,000 years old.^[3]

In July 2010, the County Board voted for the clerk and register of deeds offices to merger on January 1, 2013.^[4] On October 26, 2010,^[5] Genesee County became a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 649.34 square miles (1,681.8 km²), of which 639.64 square miles (1,656.7 km²) (or 98.51%) is land and 9.70 square miles (25.1 km²) (or 1.49%) is water.^[8]

Most of the land in the county is very flat, but the southern end is hilly and covered by several lakes.

The county is mostly drained by the Flint River, which is dammed into Mott Lake and the Holloway Reservoir in the northeast corner of the county. The southeast corner and southern end are drained by the Shiawassee River.

Adjacent counties

	Saginaw County	Saginaw County Tuscola County	Tuscola County
	Shiawassee County		Lapeer County
		Genesee County, Michigan
	Livingston County	Oakland County Livingston County	Oakland County

Transportation

Airport

• Bishop International Airport

Highways

Interstates

• I-69
• I-75
• I-475

US highways

• US-23

Michigan State Trunklines

• M-13
• M-15
• M-21
• M-54
• M-57

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	4,268		—
1850	12,031		181.9%
1860	22,498		87.0%
1870	33,900		50.7%
1880	39,220		15.7%
1890	39,430		0.5%
1900	41,804		6.0%
1910	64,555		54.4%
1920	125,668		94.7%
1930	211,641		68.4%
1940	227,944		7.7%
1950	270,963		18.9%
1960	374,313		38.1%
1970	445,589		19.0%
1980	450,449		1.1%
1990	430,459		−4.4%
2000	436,141		1.3%
2010	425,790		−2.4%

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile (263/km²). There were 183,630 housing units at an average density of 287 per square mile (111/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.29% White, 20.37% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.8% were of German, 9.4% English, 9.2% American, 8.6% Irish and 5.0% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.7% spoke English and 1.9% Spanish as their first language.

There were 169,825 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,951, and the median income for a family was $50,090. Males had a median income of $44,255 versus $27,418 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,883. About 10.20% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations and safeguards public health, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Genesee County is a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority with Board of Commission Chair Jamie W. Curtis representing the County on the Authority Board.^[5]

Genesee County elected officials

Office	District	Officeholder	political party
U.S. Representative	5th	Dale E. Kildee	Democrat
State Senator	26th	David B. Robertson	Republican
	27th	John J. Gleason	Democrat
State Representative	34th	Woodrow Stanley	Democrat
	48th	Richard E. Hammel	Democrat
	49th	Jim Ananich	Democrat
	50th	Charles Smiley	Democrat
	51st	vacant
Community College	C.S. Mott	Multiple; see article	Non-partisan

^[10]

Cities, villages and townships

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Genesee County, Michigan

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ Paleobiology Database: Baleanoptera
3. ^ http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=51031 Paleobiology Database: Thetford Center
4. ^ Fonger, Ron (July 24, 2010). "Genesee County commissioners vote to merge clerk, register of deeds offices". Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/07/genesee_county_commissioners_v.html. Retrieved 7 April 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Thorne, Blake (October 27, 2010). "Karegnondi Water Authority sets course for cutting ties with Detroit water". Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/10/karegnondi_water_authority_set.html. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
6. ^ Historical Collections. Michigan State Historical Society, Michigan Historical Commission. 1907. p. 362. http://books.google.com/books?id=RhUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=Garland+Flint+Township&source=bl&ots=F3QrKjex_B&sig=jZoMGyLwXqqA0imjP3apCGV0Zt8&hl=en&ei=6DmxSd-xKJLIMqXvmd4E&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA362,M1. 
7. ^ Wood, Edwin O. (1916). History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Michigan Historical Commission. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/pio.html. 
8. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
9. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
10. ^ ^{a b c} Raymer, Marjory (November 3, 2010). "Genesee County election results so far". Flint Journal. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/11/genesee_county_election_result_1.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
11. ^ "The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judges". County of Genesee. http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/circuitcourt/website2/judges.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
12. ^ "ABOUT 67TH". County of Genesee. http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/districtcourt/About_67th/ABOUT%2067TH.html. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 

External links

• Genesse County Michigan
• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Genesee County

Municipalities and communities of Genesee County, Michigan, USA County seat: Flint Cities Burton Clio Davison Fenton‡ Flint Flushing Grand Blanc Linden Montrose Mount Morris Swartz Creek Villages Gaines Goodrich Lennon‡ Otisville Otter Lake‡ Charter townships Clayton Fenton Flint Flushing Genesee Grand Blanc Montrose Mount Morris Mundy Vienna General law townships Argentine Atlas Davison Forest Gaines Richfield Thetford Unincorporated communities Argentine Atlas Bayport Park Beecher Brent Creek Duffield Farrandville Genesee Huntingtown Kipp Corners Lake Fenton Lakeside Pine Run Rankin Richfield Center Rogersville Russellville Thetford Center Whigville Whitesburg Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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