NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Emmet County, Michigan

Emmet County is a county located in the state of Michigan. As of 2000, the population is 31,437. Its county seat is Petoskey ⁶. Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ... Image File history File links Public domain map courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified to show counties. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ... This article is about the town; for the type of rock, see Petoskey Stone. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Density (symbol: Ï - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 kmÂ² (11th) - Land 147,255 kmÂ² - Water 103,687 kmÂ² (41. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ... This article is about the town; for the type of rock, see Petoskey Stone. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

The county was formed April 1, 1840 from Mackinac County. It was first named Tonedagana County and renamed Emmet County on March 8, 1843. Emmet County remained attached to Mackinaw County for administrative purposes until county government was organized in 1853. The county was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet, who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 23. Sixteen counties were renamed in 1843 and five were given names of Irish origin, supposedly in deference to the increasing presence of settlers in Michigan with an Irish background. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mackinac County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Emmet Statue of Robert Emmet; photo courtesy Paul Huang. ...

Emmet County is located at the top of the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula of Michigan, with Lake Michigan to the west, the Straits of Mackinac to the north, Cheboygan County to the east, and Charlevoix County to the south. The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ... The Straits of Mackinac, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, seen from the southern shore The Mackinac Straits is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separates the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... For other places with this name, see Cheboygan. ... Charlevoix County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...

History

When European explorers and settlers first arrived in the area, Ottawa and Ojibwe Indians were the principal inhabitants. The French established Fort Michilimackinac in about 1715. The British took the fort in 1761 and continued to use it as a trading post. In 1763, Ojibwe Indians took the fort as a part of Pontiac's Rebellion and held it for a year before the British retook it. The British abandoned the wooden fort in 1781 after building the limestone Fort Mackinac on nearby Mackinac Island. An Indian community on the lakeshore in the western part of the county continued to thrive after the British abandoned the fort. The Ottawa (also Odawa or Odaawa) are a Native American and Canadian First Nations people. ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. ... // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrlÃ©ans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pontiacs Rebellion was a war launched in 1763 by Native Americans (American Indians) who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region and the Ohio Country after the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... Fort Mackinac painting Fort Mackinac was a military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A view of downtown Mackinac Island and the harbor. ...

In the 1840s, Indian villages lined the Lake Michigan shore from present-day Harbor Springs to Cross Village. The area was mostly reserved for native tribes by treaty provisions with the U.S. federal government until 1875. Harbor Springs is a city located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Cross Village Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

In 1847, a group of Mormons settled on nearby Beaver Island and established a "kingdom" led by "King" James Jesse Strang. There were bitter disputes between Strang's followers and other white settlers. Strang, seeking to strengthen his position became a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. In January 1853, he pushed through legislation titled, "An act to organize the County of Emmet", which enlarged Emmet County by attaching the nearby Lake Michigan islands to the county as well as a portion of Cheboygan County. Further, it attached the old Charlevoix County, which was originally named Keskkauko County and was as yet still unorganized, as a township of Emmet County. Due to Strang's influence, Mormons came to dominate county government, causing an exodus of many non-Mormon settlers to neighboring areas. In 1855, the non-Mormon resistance succeeded in getting the Michigan Legislature to reorganize the County of Emmet with the islands, including Beaver Island and Northand South Manitou Island, set off into the separate Manitou County, which effectively eliminated Mormons from Emmet County government. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name referring to Latter Day Saints, derived in the 1830s from the Book of Mormon, one of their books of scripture, whose compiler was called the prophet Mormon. ... Beaver Island is the largest island in Lake Michigan and part of the Beaver Island archipelago. ... 1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, by J. Atkyn, one of his assassins. ... The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... North Manitou Island is located in Lake Michigan, approximately 20 miles west of Leland, Michigan. ... South Manitou Island is located in Lake Michigan, approximately 21 miles west of Leland, Michigan. ...

On April 27, 1857 an election selected Little Traverse (now named Harbor Springs) as the county seat. However, at about this time, a group of investors were trying to promote development at Mackinaw City and due to their influence, in February 1858, the State Legislature passed a act establishing Mackinaw City as the county seat. The Emmet County Board of Supervisors protested that the county seat had already been established at Little Traverse, and in 1861, the act was repealed as unconstitutional. In a contested election in 1867, residents voted to move the county seat to Charlevoix, which was upheld by a Circuit Court decision in 1868. However, in 1869, Charlevoix County was split off from Emmet County and its county seat was now in another county. No provisions for official relocation were authorized, although Harbor Springs served as the unofficial county seat until April 1902, when the present county seat of Petoskey was selected in an county-wide election. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Charlevoix is a city located in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Harbor Springs is a city located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Charlevoix Township was organized in 1853 and included all ot the nine townships presently in the southern half of the county. In the 1855 reorganization, four new townships were created by the State Legislature: Charlevoix Township is a township located in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

In 1855, county supervisors also established Arbour Croche Township and Utopia Township. The state had inadvertently drawn boundaries for Little Traverse and Bear Creek that such that one area was included in both. The county supervisors Arbour Croche was defined as having the same boundaries as the state-defined Little Traverse Township, exluding the area overlapping with Bear Creek. Eventually the name Arbour Croche disappeared in favor of Little Traverse. The township of Utopia was later absorbed into other townships. Cross Village Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Little Traverse Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Bear Creek Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

In 1877, six additional townships were organized: 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Center Township was added in 1878 and Carp Lake Township in 1879. Resort Township and Springvale Township, Michigan were formed in 1880, but were at that time part of Charlevoix County. Those townships, along with Bear Creek, experienced numerous boundary changes. The now defunct townships of Bear Lake and Spring Lake were created out of portions of these townships. In 1897, the portions of these townships remaining in Emmet County were absorbed into Bear Creek and Springvale Townships. Bliss Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Friendship Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Littlefield Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Maple River Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Pleasantview Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Readmond Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Center Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... There is also a Carp Lake Township in Ontonagon County. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Resort Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Springvale Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Charlevoix County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Also organized in 1897 were West Traverse Township (from portions of Friendship and Little Traverse Townships) and Egleston Township (name changed to McKinley Township in 1903). In 1923, Wawatam Township was the last township organized in the county, when it was detached from Carp Lake Township. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... West Traverse Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... McKinley Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wawatam Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,285 km² (882 mi²). 1,212 km² (468 mi²) of it is land and 1,073 km² (414 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 46.97% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ...

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 31,437 people, 12,577 households, and 8,527 families residing in the county. The population density is 26/km² (67/mi²). There are 18,554 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 94.33% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 3.11% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 12,577 households out of which 31.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% are married couples living together, 8.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% are non-families. 26.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 2.97. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

In the county the population is spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $40,222, and the median income for a family is $48,140. Males have a median income of $33,385 versus $24,173 for females. The per capita income for the county is $21,070. 7.40% of the population and 4.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.30% of those under the age of 18 and 7.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Cities, villages, and townships

Alanson is a village in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Bear Creek Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... Bear Creek Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Bliss Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... There is also a Carp Lake Township in Ontonagon County. ... Center Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Cross Village Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Friendship Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Harbor Springs is a city located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Little Traverse Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Littlefield Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Maple River Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet County, with a small portion lying within Cheboygan County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... McKinley Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Pellston is a village located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the town; for the type of rock, see Petoskey Stone. ... Pleasantview Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Readmond Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Resort Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Springvale Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Wawatam Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... West Traverse Township is a township located in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

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