Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County, Michigan
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Location in the state of Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 28, 1835
Seat	Flint
Largest city	Flint
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	649.34 sq mi (1,682 km²) 639.64 sq mi (1,657 km²) 9.70 sq mi (25 km²), 1.49%
PopulationEst.  - (2012)  - Density	418,408 665/sq mi (256.8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.gc4me.com

Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 425,790. The county seat and population center is Flint. It is the state's fifth most populous county.

History

It was created on March 28, 1835 and fully organized on April 4, 1836. It was named after Genesee County, New York by settlers from New York. Many local place names in the county are also from New York and Pennsylvania, reflecting the pattern of settlement. A major attraction for visitors is Crossroads Village, a living history village north of Flint.

Genesee is noted for having had the fossil of an ancient whale known as Balaenoptera Lacepede unearthed in Thetford Township during quarry work and estimated at 11,000 years old.

In July 2010, the County Board voted for the clerk and register of deeds offices to merger on January 1, 2013. On October 26, 2010, Genesee County became a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority.

Genesee County table/maps 1835 No Twp. No Twp. No Twp. No Twp. Grand Blanc No Twp. No Twp. Township No Twp.

1836 Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint No Twp. Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Argentine Argentine

1837 Vienna Vienna Vienna Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Mundy Mundy Grand Blanc Argentine Argentine

1838 Vienna Vienna Vienna Flushing Flint Genesee Flint Flint Flint Mundy Mundy Grand Blanc Argentine Fenton

1839 Vienna Vienna Vienna Flushing Flint Genesee Kearsley Flint Flint Kearsley Flint Mundy Mundy Grand Blanc Argentine Fenton

1842 Vienna Vienna Thetford Flushing Flint Genesee Kearsley Flint Flint Kearsley Flint Gaines Mundy Grand Blanc Argentine Fenton

1843 Vienna Vienna Thetford Forest Flushing Flint Genesee Richfield Flint Flint Flint Davison Gaines Mundy Grand Blanc Atlas Argentine Fenton Eastern row of townships added from Lapeer County

1846 Pewanagawink Vienna Thetford Forest Flushing Flint Genesee Richfield Clayton Flint Flint Davison Gaines Mundy Grand Blanc Atlas Argentine Fenton

1848 Montrose Vienna Thetford Forest Flushing Flint Genesee Richfield Clayton Flint Flint Davison Gaines Mundy Grand Blanc Atlas Argentine Fenton

1855 Montrose Vienna Thetford Forest Flushing Mount Morris Genesee Richfield Clayton Flint Village Garland (Flint) Burton Davison Gaines Mundy Grand Blanc Atlas Argentine Fenton

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 649.34 square miles (1,681.8 km²), of which 639.64 square miles (1,656.7 km²) (or 98.51%) is land and 9.70 square miles (25.1 km²) (or 1.49%) is water.

Most of the land in the county is very flat, but the southern end is hilly and covered by several lakes.

The county is mostly drained by the Flint River, which is dammed into Mott Lake and the Holloway Reservoir in the northeast corner of the county. The southeast corner and southern end are drained by the Shiawassee River.

Transportation

Airport

• Bishop International Airport

Railroad

• Flint Amtrak station

Highways

• I-69
• I-75
• I-475
• US 23
• M-13
• M-15
• M-21
• M-54
• M-57

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	4,268		—
1850	12,031		181.9%
1860	22,498		87.0%
1870	33,900		50.7%
1880	39,220		15.7%
1890	39,430		0.5%
1900	41,804		6.0%
1910	64,555		54.4%
1920	125,668		94.7%
1930	211,641		68.4%
1940	227,944		7.7%
1950	270,963		18.9%
1960	374,313		38.1%
1970	445,589		19.0%
1980	450,449		1.1%
1990	430,459		−4.4%
2000	436,141		1.3%
2010	425,790		−2.4%
Est. 2012	418,408		−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate

The 2010 United States Census indicates Genesee County had a 2010 population of 425,790. This is a decrease of -10,351 people from the 2000 United States Census. Overall, the county had a -2.4% growth rate during this ten-year period. In 2010 there were 169,202 households and 111,620 families in the county. The population density was 668.5 per square mile (258.1 square kilometers). There were 192,180 housing units at an average density of 301.7 per square mile (116.5 square kilometers). The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 72.7% White, 20.5% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

There were 169,202 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were husband and wife families, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.0% were non-families, and 28.4% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.0% under age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The 2010 American Community Survey 1-year estimate indicates the median income for a household in the county was $38,819 and the median income for a family was $48,979. Males had a median income of $27,269 versus $18,082 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,860. About 16.9% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under the age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations and safeguards public health, 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.

Genesee County is a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority with Board of Commission Chair Jamie W. Curtis representing the County on the Authority Board.

Genesee County elected officials

Executive Offices officeholder political party Prosecuting Attorney David Leyton Democrat Sheriff Robert J. Pickell County Clerk/ Register of Deeds John J. Gleason County Treasurer Deborah Cherry Drain Commissioner, County Water Agent & KWA CEO Jeffrey Wright County Surveyor Kim R. Carlson

Board of Commissioners District officeholder political party 1st Omar A. Sims Democrat 2nd Brenda Clack 3rd Chair Jamie W. Curtis 4th John W. Northrup 5th Mark Young 6th Tony Brown Republican 7th Archie H. Bailey Democrat 8th Ted Henry 9th Pegge Adams

Circuit Court Judges Division officeholder Chief Judge Civil/Criminal Richard B. Yuille Chief Judge Pro-Tem Civil/Criminal Archie L. Hayman Chief Judge Pro-Tem Family Duncan M. Beagle Civil/Criminal Joseph J. Farah Civil/Criminal Judith A. Fullerton Family John A. Gadola Civil/Criminal Geoffrey L. Neithercut Family David J. Newblatt Family Michael J. Theile Probate Court Judges Jennie E. Barkey, chief F. Kay Behm

67th District Division Judge Fenton Court, Chief Judge Mark McCabe Mt. Morris Court Chief Judge Pro Tem Larry Stecco Davison Court John Conover Flushing Court David Goggins 4th (Grand Blanc) Christopher R. Odette Burton Court Richard Hughes Genesee County except for the City of Flint is covered under the jurisdiction of the 67th District Court of Michigan. District Courts have a limited jurisdiction as charged under state law. 67th District Court operates in seven divisions, each with a single judge except for the Central Court Division, which is used for jury and felony cases.

Office	District	Officeholder	political party
U.S. Representative	5th	Daniel T. Kildee	Democrat
State Senator	26th	David B. Robertson	Republican
	27th	vacant
State Representative	34th	Woodrow Stanley	Democrat
	48th	Pam Faris
	49th	Jim Ananich
	50th	Charles Smiley
	51st	Joseph Graves
Community College	C.S. Mott	Multiple; see article	Non-partisan

Cities, villages and townships

Cities Burton Clio Davison Fenton Flint Flushing Grand Blanc Linden Montrose Mount Morris Swartz Creek

Villages Gaines Goodrich Lennon (partially) Otisville Otter Lake (partially)

Townships Charter Clayton Fenton Flint Flushing Genesee Grand Blanc Montrose Mount Morris Mundy Vienna

General law Argentine Atlas Davison Gaines Richfield Thetford Forest

Unincorporated CDP Argentine Beecher Lake Fenton

Unincorporated community Atlas Bayport Park Brent Creek Duffield Farrandville

Genesee Huntingtown Kipp Corners Lakeside Pine Run Richfield Center

Rogersville Russellville Thetford Center Rankin Whigville Whitesburg

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Genesee County, Michigan

External links

• Genesee County Michigan
• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Genesee County