Mason County, Michigan
| Mason County, Michigan | |
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Mason County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Michigan |
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 Michigan's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1840, organized 1855 |
| Named for | Stevens T. Mason |
| Seat | Ludington |
| Largest city | Ludington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,242 sq mi (3,217 km2) |
| • Land | 495 sq mi (1,282 km2) |
| • Water | 747 sq mi (1,935 km2), 60% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 28,705 |
| • Density | 58/sq mi (22/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,705. The county seat is Ludington.
Mason County comprises the Ludington, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is named for Stevens T. Mason, Governor of Michigan. It was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Notipekago County, then renamed Mason County in 1843. The county was administered by Ottawa County prior to the organization of county government in 1855.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,242 square miles (3,220 km2), of which 495 square miles (1,280 km2) is land and 747 square miles (1,930 km2) (60%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,274 people, 11,406 households, and 7,881 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 16,063 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.84% White, 0.73% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. 3.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.5% were of German, 10.4% Polish, 8.8% English, 8.5% Irish, 7.7% American and 5.0% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.0% spoke English and 2.2% Spanish as their first language.
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