Delta County, Michigan



























































Delta County, Michigan

DeltaCountyMichiganBuilding.jpg
Delta County Courthouse in Escanaba


Map of Michigan highlighting Delta County
Location in the U.S. state of Michigan

Map of the United States highlighting Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
Founded 9 March 1843 (authorized)
1861 (organized)[1]
Seat Escanaba
Largest city Escanaba
Area
 • Total 1,991 sq mi (5,157 km2)
 • Land 1,171 sq mi (3,033 km2)
 • Water 820 sq mi (2,124 km2), 41%
Population
 • (2010) 37,069
 • Density 32/sq mi (12/km2)
Congressional district 1st
Time zone Eastern

Delta County is a county in the Upper peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 37,069.[2] The county seat is Escanaba.[3] The county was surveyed in 1843 and organized in 1861. Its name originates from the Greek letter "delta", which refers to the triangular shape of the original county[1][4] which included segments of Menominee, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette counties.[5]


Delta County comprises the Escanaba, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Adjacent counties


    • 1.2 National protected area




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Transportation


    • 3.1 Major highways


    • 3.2 Airport




  • 4 Government


    • 4.1 Elected officials




  • 5 Communities


    • 5.1 Cities


    • 5.2 Villages


    • 5.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 5.4 Townships




  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Geography


According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,991 square miles (5,160 km2), of which 1,171 square miles (3,030 km2) is land and 820 square miles (2,100 km2) (41%) is water.[6] It is the fifth-largest county in Michigan by land area.



Adjacent counties




  • Alger County, Michigan (north)


  • Schoolcraft County, Michigan (east)


  • Leelanau County, Michigan (southeast)


  • Door County, Wisconsin (south/CST Border)


  • Menominee County, Michigan (west/CST Border)


  • Marquette County, Michigan (northwest)



National protected area



  • Hiawatha National Forest (part)


Demographics

















































































































Historical population
Census Pop.
%±
1860 1,172 —
1870 2,542 116.9%
1880 6,812 168.0%
1890 15,330 125.0%
1900 23,881 55.8%
1910 30,108 26.1%
1920 30,909 2.7%
1930 32,280 4.4%
1940 34,037 5.4%
1950 32,913 −3.3%
1960 34,298 4.2%
1970 35,924 4.7%
1980 38,947 8.4%
1990 37,780 −3.0%
2000 38,520 2.0%
2010 37,069 −3.8%
Est. 2016 36,202 [7] −2.3%
US Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[2]

The 2010 United States Census[12] indicates Delta County had population of 37,069. This decrease of 1,451 people from the 2000 United States Census represents a 3.8% population decrease during that 10-year period. In 2010 there were 15,992 households and 10,381 families in the county. The population density was 31.7 per square mile (12.2 per km²). There were 20,214 housing units at an average density of 17.3 per square mile (6.7 per km²). 94.7% of the population were White, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.2% of some other race and 2.1% of two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.8% were of French, French Canadian or Cajun, 15.5% German, 10.3% Swedish and 7.6% Irish ancestry.[13]


There were 15,992 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were husband and wife families, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 29.8% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.80.


The county population contained 20.9% under age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. 49.5% of the population were male, and 50.5% of the population female.


The 2010 American Community Survey 3-year estimate[12] indicates the median income for a household in the county was $40,967 and the median income for a family was $49,557. Males had a median income of $28,702 versus $15,093 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,751. About 2.4% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under the age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.



Transportation



Major highways




  • US 2 – runs east-west through the lower part of the county. Enters from Schoolcraft County east of Garden Corners and runs west to intersection with US41 at Rapid River.


  • US 41 – runs north-south through central part of the county. Enters from Alger County at Trenary and runs south to Rapid River, then SW along Lake Michigan shore to SW corner of county.


  • M-35 – enters from Marquette County at NW corner of Delta County. Runs SE to intersection with US41 at Gladstone.


  • M-69 – runs east-west across SW tip of county. Enters from Menominee County at Schaffer and runs SE to intersection with US41 west of Narenta.


  • M-183 – runs from south tip of county at Sac Bay, NE to intersection with US2 at Garden Corners.[14]



Airport


The county is served by Delta County Airport (KESC), southwest of Escanaba. It provides scheuled airline service to Detroit.



Government


Delta County was reliably Republican after the American Civil War, and until Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Since 1932, the Democratic Party nominee has carried the county vote in 15 of the 22 national presidential elections through 2016.



Presidential Election Results

























































































































































































































Presidential Elections Results[15]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third Parties

2016
59.8% 11,121
 34.6% 6,436
 5.6% 1,037

2012
52.6% 9,534
 46.0% 8,330
 1.5% 266

2008
 46.0% 8,763
52.3% 9,974
 1.7% 327

2004
50.3% 9,680
 48.8% 9,381
 0.9% 177

2000
51.2% 8,871
 46.0% 7,970
 2.7% 475

1996
 36.7% 5,925
53.0% 8,561
 10.3% 1,664

1992
 33.6% 6,027
46.7% 8,387
 19.8% 3,548

1988
 44.3% 7,114
55.3% 8,891
 0.4% 60

1984
52.8% 8,952
 46.8% 7,934
 0.3% 56

1980
 46.0% 8,146
47.9% 8,475
 6.1% 1,071

1976
 45.9% 7,809
53.0% 9,027
 1.2% 197

1972
 48.1% 7,647
50.4% 8,003
 1.5% 236

1968
 40.6% 5,829
54.5% 7,821
 5.0% 714

1964
 30.6% 4,434
69.3% 10,046
 0.2% 27

1960
 44.8% 6,460
55.0% 7,924
 0.2% 29

1956
54.3% 7,766
 45.4% 6,489
 0.3% 45

1952
51.8% 7,488
 47.9% 6,921
 0.3% 49

1948
 42.9% 5,414
55.0% 6,943
 2.2% 276

1944
 41.2% 5,213
58.3% 7,375
 0.4% 56

1940
 41.2% 6,218
58.3% 8,802
 0.5% 81

1936
 32.8% 4,527
64.9% 8,954
 2.3% 310

1932
 35.7% 4,386
59.9% 7,363
 4.4% 536

1928
49.6% 5,420
 49.6% 5,419
 0.8% 91

1924
49.8% 4,761
 4.9% 463
 45.3% 4,330

1920
65.4% 4,938
 26.3% 1,985
 8.3% 627

1916
59.7% 3,088
 34.5% 1,781
 5.8% 300

1912
 25.4% 1,111
 24.4% 1,066
50.3% 2,201

1908
71.7% 3,243
 24.3% 1,097
 4.1% 183

1904
79.9% 3,332
 15.8% 658
 4.3% 181

1900
70.9% 3,081
 27.9% 1,210
 1.2% 52

1896
67.8% 2,774
 30.2% 1,237
 2.0% 80

1892
54.3% 1,769
 43.3% 1,412
 2.4% 77

1888
54.2% 1,587
 45.5% 1,332
 0.4% 11

1884
66.1% 1,201
 33.5% 609
 0.3% 6



Delta County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has 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.



Elected officials





  • Prosecuting Attorney: Brett Gardner


  • Sheriff: Edward Oswald


  • County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Nancy Kolich


  • County Treasurer: Tom Sabor


  • Drain Commissioner: George Maciejewski


  • County Surveyor: Mel Davis


  • Circuit Court Judge: John B. Economopoulos


  • District Court Judge: Steven C. Parks


  • Probate Court Judge: Robert E. Goebel Jr



(information as of September 2018)[16]



Communities




Map of Delta County with Municipal and Township labels



Cities




  • Escanaba (county seat)

  • Gladstone



Villages


  • Garden


Unincorporated communities




  • Bark River

  • Brampton

  • Chaison

  • Fairport

  • Fayette

  • Ford River[14]

  • Garden Corners

  • Harris

  • Hyde[14]

  • Isabella

  • Island View[14]

  • Kipling[14]

  • Lake Bluff[14]

  • Maplewood[14]

  • Nahma

  • Narenta

  • Perkins

  • Perronville

  • Rapid River

  • Riverland[14]

  • Rock

  • Schaffer

  • Wells[14]

  • West Gladstone




Townships




  • Baldwin Township

  • Bark River Township

  • Bay de Noc Township

  • Brampton Township

  • Cornell Township

  • Ensign Township

  • Escanaba Township

  • Fairbanks Township

  • Ford River Township

  • Garden Township

  • Maple Ridge Township

  • Masonville Township

  • Nahma Township

  • Wells Township




See also



  • List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Delta County, Michigan

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



References





  1. ^ ab "Bibliography on Delta County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved 6 July 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2013.


  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 June 2011.


  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 103.


  5. ^ Names of Michigan Counties (accessed 28 July 2009)


  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved 9 June 2017.


  8. ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  12. ^ ab "American Factfinder". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 July 2013.


  13. ^ Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS). "American FactFinder".


  14. ^ abcdefghi Delta County MI Google Maps (accessed 16 September 2018)


  15. ^ US Election Atlas


  16. ^ "Delta County Directory". Retrieved 16 September 2018.




External links



  • Delta County government website

  • Delta County Profile, Sam M Cohodas Regional Economist


  • "Bibliography on Delta County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.







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