Keweenaw County, Michigan
5095 Forest St
Eagle River, MI 49950
Phone: (906) 337-2229
Fax: (906) 337-2795
www.keweenaw.org
On northernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula of MI on Lake Superior; organized Mar 11, 1861 from Houghton County. Name Origin: From Ojibway (or Potawatomi), probably 'to cross a point,' or 'portage,' variant of Kewaunee.
Area (sq mi): 5965.96 (land 540.97; water 5424.98). Pop per sq mi: 4.10.
Pop 2005: 2,195. State rank: 83. Pop change: 2000-20005 -4.60%; 1990-2000 35.30%. Pop 2000: 2,301 (White 94.60%; Black or African American 3.50%; Hispanic or Latino 0.80%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 44.90.
Income 2000: per capita $16,769; median household $28,140; Pop below poverty level: 12.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,900-$22,422.
Unemployment 2004: 11.90%. Change from 2000: 2.00%. Median travel time to work: 21.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 61.30%.
Eagle River, MI 49950
Phone: (906) 337-2229
Fax: (906) 337-2795
www.keweenaw.org
On northernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula of MI on Lake Superior; organized Mar 11, 1861 from Houghton County. Name Origin: From Ojibway (or Potawatomi), probably 'to cross a point,' or 'portage,' variant of Kewaunee.
Area (sq mi): 5965.96 (land 540.97; water 5424.98). Pop per sq mi: 4.10.
Pop 2005: 2,195. State rank: 83. Pop change: 2000-20005 -4.60%; 1990-2000 35.30%. Pop 2000: 2,301 (White 94.60%; Black or African American 3.50%; Hispanic or Latino 0.80%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 44.90.
Income 2000: per capita $16,769; median household $28,140; Pop below poverty level: 12.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,900-$22,422.
Unemployment 2004: 11.90%. Change from 2000: 2.00%. Median travel time to work: 21.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 61.30%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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