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Isabella County
St. John's Episcopal Church in Mount Pleasant
Official seal of Isabella County
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Map of Michigan highlighting Isabella County
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Map of the United States highlighting Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Michigan
Founded 1831 (created)
1859 (organized)
Named for Queen Isabella I of Castile
Seat Mount Pleasant
Largest city Mount Pleasant
Area
 • Total 578 sq mi (1,500 km2)
 • Land 573 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Water 5.0 sq mi (13 km2)  0.9%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 64,394
 • Density 124/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 4th

Isabella County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 64,394. Its county seat is Mount Pleasant. The area was known as Ojibiway Besse, meaning "the place of the Ojibwa" (known as the Chippewa in the United States).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 578 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 573 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 5.0 square miles (13 km2) (0.9%) is water.

Highways

  • I-73 (future)
  • US 10

  • Bus. US 10
  • US 127

  • Bus. US 127

  • Bus. US 127
  • M-20

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1860 1,443
1870 4,113 185.0%
1880 12,159 195.6%
1890 18,784 54.5%
1900 22,784 21.3%
1910 23,029 1.1%
1920 22,610 −1.8%
1930 21,126 −6.6%
1940 25,982 23.0%
1950 28,964 11.5%
1960 35,348 22.0%
1970 44,594 26.2%
1980 54,110 21.3%
1990 54,624 0.9%
2000 63,351 16.0%
2010 70,311 11.0%
2020 64,394 −8.4%
US Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2018

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 63,351 people, 22,425 households, and 13,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile (43/km2). There were 24,528 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile (16/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.51% White, 2.75% Native American, 1.93% Black or African American, 1.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 2.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.0% were of German, 10.1% English, 10.0% Irish, 7.5% American and 6.0% Polish ancestry, 95.9% spoke English and 1.6% Spanish as their first language.

There were 22,425 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

The county population contained 20.30% under the age of 18, 29.40% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 17.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,262, and the median income for a family was $45,953. Males had a median income of $32,270 versus $24,180 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,242. 7.40% of families and 20.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

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Other unincorporated communities

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