Clinton County, Michigan

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Clinton County
County
Official seal of Clinton County Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°56′N 84°37′W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1831
Named for	DeWitt Clinton
Seat	St. Johns
Area
• Total	575 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Land	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Water	3 sq mi (8 km2)  0.54%
Population  (2000)
• Total	64,753
• Density	110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.clinton-county.org

Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Lansing Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 64,753, and the 2008 Census Bureau estimate places the county at 69,726. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton. The county seat is St. JohnsTemplate:GR.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 574 square miles (1,488 km²), of which, 571 square miles (1,480 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Saginaw County (northeast)
• Gratiot County (north)
• Montcalm County (northwest)
• Shiawassee County (east)
• Ionia County (west)
• Ingham County (southeast)
• Eaton County (southwest)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	25,136		—
1910	23,129		−8.0%
1920	23,110		−0.1%
1930	24,174		4.6%
1940	26,671		10.3%
1950	31,195		17.0%
1960	37,969		21.7%
1970	48,492		27.7%
1980	55,893		15.3%
1990	57,883		3.6%
2000	64,753		11.9%
2008 (est.)	69,726

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 64,753 people, 23,653 households, and 17,976 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile (44/km²). There were 24,630 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile (17/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.40% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 2.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.3% were of German, 11.4% English, 10.1% American and 8.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.4% spoke English and 1.9% Spanish as their first language.

There were 23,653 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 19.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,806, and the median income for a family was $60,491. Males had a median income of $42,379 versus $31,065 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,913. About 3.30% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Highways

	I-69 travels across southern Clinton County bypassing Lansing on the north. To the south, I-69 continues toward Battle Creek and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Easterly, the highway travels on to Flint and Port Huron.
	I-96 runs through the southwestern corner of the county before turning southerly to bypass Lansing. It connects Grand Rapids and Muskegon to the west with Detroit on the east.
	I-69 Business Loop or BL I-69 is a loop route running through Lansing and East Lansing. A small portion of the route exists in southeastern Clinton County.
	I-96 Business Loop or BL I-96 is a loop route running through Lansing. A small portion of the route exists in southern Clinton County.
	U.S. 127 runs north-south through the center portion of the county, serving both St. Johns and DeWitt. US 127 continues northerly toward Mt. Pleasant and Grayling, and southerly past Lansing and on toward Jackson.
	U.S. 127 Business is a loop route through St. Johns.
	M-21 passes east-west through Fowler, St. Johns, Shepardsville and Ovid. M-21 provides a link to Grand Rapids, approximately 66 miles (106 km) to the west, and Flint, about 45 miles (72 km) to the east.
	M-100. A short segment of M-100 exists in southwestern Clinton Co. From a beginning at I-69 in Eaton County, it terminates as I-96 north of Grand Ledge.

Airports

Abrams Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 4D0) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Grand Ledge, a city in Eaton County. The airport is accessible by road from Wright Road (M-100), and is located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south of Interstate 96, just east of M-100.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, coordinates local emergency management, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only 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.

Clinton County elected officials

• Prosecuting Attorney: Charles D. Sherman
• Sheriff: Wayne Kangas
• County Clerk: Diane Zuker
• County Treasurer: Tina Ward
• Register of Deeds: Carol Wooley
• Drain Commissioner: Phil Hanses
• County Commissioners: Larry Martin (Chairman), Robert Showers (Vice-Chairman), Jack Enderle, Eileen Heideman, Paul McNamara, David Pohl, Adam Stacey

(information as of January 2009)

Cities, villages, and townships

Cities

• DeWitt
• East Lansing (partially)
• Grand Ledge (partially)
• St. Johns

Villages

• Eagle
• Elsie
• Fowler
• Hubbardston (partially)
• Maple Rapids
• Ovid
• Westphalia

Unincorporated

• Bath
• Eureka
• Matherton (partially)
• Shepardsville
• Wacousta

Townships

• Bath Charter Township
• Bengal Township
• Bingham Township
• Dallas Township
• DeWitt Charter Township
• Duplain Township
• Eagle Township
• Essex Township
• Greenbush Township
• Lebanon Township
• Olive Township
• Ovid Township
• Riley Township
• Victor Township
• Watertown Charter Township
• Westphalia Township

External links

• Clinton County government site
• Clinton County Chamber of Commerce
• Clinton County Economic Alliance
• Clinton Conservation District
• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Clinton County