Menominee County, Michigan

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (22%) is water. Major highways • – enters west line of county from Dickinson County. Runs E to intersection with US 41 at Powers. • – runs north from S tip of county to Powers, then E through Wilson and Indiantown into Delta County. • – runs NE from Menominee along edge of Green Bay, into Delta County. • – runs NW-SE through northern part of county. Passes Labranche, Whitney, and Perronville. Airport • Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport - in NW Menominee, is a public-owned public-use general-aviation airport. Adjacent counties By land • Dickinson County (northwest) • Marquette County (north, Eastern Time Zone border) • Delta County (northeast, Eastern Time Zone border) By the Menominee River • Marinette County, Wisconsin (west) By Green Bay • Door County, Wisconsin (east) ==Communities==

data map showing local municipal boundaries within Menominee County. Gray shaded areas represent incorporated cities, and pink shaded areas represent reservations of the Hannahville Indian Community. Cities • Menominee (county seat) • Stephenson Villages • Carney • Daggett • Powers Civil townships • Cedarville Township • Daggett Township • Faithorn Township • Gourley Township • Harris Township • Holmes Township • Ingallston Township • Lake Township • Mellen Township • Menominee Township • Meyer Township • Nadeau Township • Spalding Township • Stephenson Township Census-designated place • Hermansville Unincorporated communities • Birch Creek • Cedar River • Cunard • Eagles Nest • Faithorn • Harris • Hannahville • Hermansville • Indiantown • Ingalls • Labranche • Leapers • Nadeau • Perronville • Wallace • Whitney • Wilson Indian reservations • The Hannahville Indian Community occupies several scattered territories within Menominee County, mostly within Harris Township and a small piece extending into Gourley Township. Another smaller piece extends east into neighboring Bark River Township in Delta County. ==Demographics==

Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 23,502. The median age was 49.4 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 91.5% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 3.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.1% of the population. There were 10,725 households in the county, of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.1% were married-couple households, 23.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 13,212 housing units, of which 18.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.8% were owner-occupied and 22.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%. ==Education==

School districts include: • Bark River-Harris School District • Carney-Nadeau Public Schools • Menominee Area Public Schools • Norway-Vulcan Area Schools • North Central Area Schools • Stephenson Area Public Schools Hannahville Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education-affiliated tribal school (which also functions as a charter school), is in the county. ==Government==

Menominee County was strongly Republican-leaning at its start, but has been more middle-leaning during the 20th century. Since 1876, the Republican Party nominee has carried the county vote in 69% of the elections (25 of 36 elections). In 2016, Donald Trump became the first Republican to carry the county by over 60 percentage points since 1920, and he improved his margin in both subsequent elections. Menominee County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has 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. Elected officials • Prosecuting Attorney: Jeffrey Rogg • Sheriff: Darrin Kudwa • County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Marc Kleiman • County Treasurer: Barbara Parrett • Drain Commissioner: Caleb Kleiman • Road Commissioners: Ken Bower, James Marsicek, Leonard Kosewski ==See also==