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County:

Delta County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26041

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

32.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

241,638

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

602,200

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.13

Hiawatha NF

241,638

% Water:

41.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

35,924

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

38,947

8.4%

3.0%

5.4%

1990:

37,780

-3.0%

-7.5%

4.5%

2000:

38,520

2.0%

0.8%

1.1%

2005:

38,347

-0.4%

-0.4%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

36,791

95.5%

0-to-19:

10,273

26.7%

Black:

35

0.1%

20-to-39:

8,731

22.7%

Hispanic:

187

0.5%

40-to-59:

11,079

28.8%

American Indian:

841

2.2%

60-plus:

8,437

21.9%

Other:

666

1.7%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

32.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.1%

Median Family Income:

$45,079

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.0%

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