Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County, Michigan
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone: (231) 547-7200
Fax: (231) 547-7217
www.charlevoixcounty.org
On the northwestern coast of MI, bordered on west by Lake Michigan; established as Reshkauko County Apr 1, 1840; name changed Mar 8, 1843. Name Origin: For Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix (1682-1761), French Jesuit explorer and writer who traveled from the Great Lakes down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans (1720-22)
Area (sq mi):: 1390.76 (land 416.84; water 973.92) Population per square mile: 64.10
Population 2005: 26,722 State rank: 56 Population change: 2000-20005 2.40%; 1990-2000 21.50% Population 2000: 26,090 (White 95.80%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.00%; Asian 0.20%; Other 3.20%). Foreign born: 1.40%. Median age: 39.10
Income 2000: per capita $20,130; median household $39,788; Population below poverty level: 8.00% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,070-$28,506
Unemployment (2004): 7.80% Unemployment change (from 2000): 1.00% Median travel time to work: 19.80 minutes Working outside county of residence: 26.50%
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