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County:

Montcalm County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26117

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

1,760

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

133,000

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.25

Manistee NF

1,760

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

39,660

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

47,555

19.9%

11.9%

8.0%

1990:

53,059

11.6%

4.2%

7.4%

2000:

61,266

15.5%

9.5%

5.9%

2005:

63,893

4.3%

2.0%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

57,313

93.5%

0-to-19:

18,148

29.6%

Black:

1,308

2.1%

20-to-39:

16,930

27.6%

Hispanic:

1,394

2.3%

40-to-59:

16,159

26.4%

American Indian:

330

0.5%

60-plus:

10,029

16.4%

Other:

921

1.5%

Median Age:

35.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

86.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.8%

Median Family Income:

$42,823

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.4%

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