Alger County, Michigan

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Alger County is one of the 83 county of Michigan, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. Alger County had an official population of 9862 in 2000. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 9438, It is the seventh smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area is just over 5049.08 sq mi (13077.06 square kilometre), of which, 917.83 square miles (2377.17 square kilometre) of it is land and 4131.25 square miles (10699.89 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the second largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in Michigan.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9862 residents, 3785 households, and 2587 families in the county. The population density was 10.7 people per square mile (4.13/kmē), making it the sixth least densely populated county in Michigan. There were 5964 housing units at an average density of 6.5 per square mile (2.51/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 persons, and the average family size was 2.83 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 116.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 9438, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 8215 White, 589 Black or African American, 357 American Indian, 49 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 224 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35892, it is the 46th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Michigan. The median income for a family in the county was $42017, it is 52nd wealthiest county by median family income in Michigan. The per capita income for the county was $18210, making it the 38th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Michigan.

In 2000, 2015 pupils and students, of which 51.81% are male and 48.19% are female, 20.43% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.46% nursery or pri school, 5.31% kindergarten, 48.73% elementary school, 31.07% high school and 9.43% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Chatham Village	Alger County	2.65	2.64	0.02	231	87.6	14266	31406
2	Munising City	Alger County	9.13	5.36	3.78	2539	474	19779	33899

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9862
April 2000 Estimate	9862
July 2000 Estimate	9827
July 2001 Estimate	9807
July 2002 Estimate	9736
July 2003 Estimate	9643
July 2004 Estimate	9611
July 2005 Estimate	9539
July 2006 Estimate	9543
July 2007 Estimate	9588
July 2008 Estimate	9438

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	66	44	110
Kindergarten	59	48	107
Elementary school	489	493	982
High school	360	266	626
College or graduate school	70	120	190

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Alger County, Michigan	$35892	$42017	$18210
Michigan, United States	$44667	$53457	$22168
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587