Luce County, Michigan

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Luce County, Michigan is a county of the United States of Michigan. The county has a population of 7024 as per the 2000 census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 6614, It is the second smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Michigan. The county has a total area of 1911.89 square miles (4951.77 kmē), of which, 903.08 square miles (2338.97 kmē) of it is land and 1008.8 square miles (2612.78 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 11th largest by total area in Michigan.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7024 people in the county, organized into 2481 households, and 1740 families residing in the county. The population density was 7.8 people per square mile (3.01/kmē), making it the fourth least densely populated county in Michigan. There were 4008 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile (1.7/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 people, and the average family size was 2.86 people. Age range in the county was well distributed with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 124.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.8 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 6614, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 5370 White, 577 Black or African American, 429 American Indian, 26 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 209 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32031, making it the 17th lowest county by median household income in Michigan. The median income for a family in the county was $36359, it is the ninth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16828, making its Michigan's 22nd lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1638 pupils and students, of which 57.02% are male and 42.98% are female, 23.32% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.11% nursery or pri school, 4.7% kindergarten, 44.63% elementary school, 35.59% high school and 8.97% 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	Newberry Village	Luce County	0.98	0.98	0	2686	2737.1	17224	29052

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7024
April 2000 Estimate	7024
July 2000 Estimate	7006
July 2001 Estimate	7081
July 2002 Estimate	7003
July 2003 Estimate	6869
July 2004 Estimate	6832
July 2005 Estimate	6747
July 2006 Estimate	6638
July 2007 Estimate	6706
July 2008 Estimate	6614

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	46	54	100
Kindergarten	34	43	77
Elementary school	370	361	731
High school	420	163	583
College or graduate school	64	83	147

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Luce County, Michigan	$32031	$36359	$16828
Michigan, United States	$44667	$53457	$22168
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587