Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 180,967.[2] It is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat and most populous city is Howell.[3] The county was platted in 1833, but for three years remained assigned to Shiawassee and Washtenaw counties for revenue, taxation and judicial matters. It was formally organized in 1836. As one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties", a group of ten counties whose names honor members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, it is named after former US Secretary of State Edward Livingston.[1] Livingston County's location in Southeast Michigan offers residents relatively convenient access to the metropolitan centers of Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint. Livingston County residents regularly commute to those centers, using the three major expressways which pass through the county: I-96, US 23, and M-59. Although continuing to be composed largely of bedroom communities, the county is experiencing and maintaining significant growth in both the service and industrial economic sectors. Major employers include Tribar, PepsiCo, Citizens Insurance, and ThaiSummit. The Brighton Recreation Area is in the county.

Livingston County
U.S. county
Livingston County Courthouse, Howell
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°36′N 83°55′W
Country United States
State Michigan
Founded1833 (authorized)
1836 (organized)[1]
Named forEdward Livingston
SeatHowell
Largest cityHowell
Area
 • Total585 sq mi (1,520 km2)
 • Land565 sq mi (1,460 km2)
 • Water20 sq mi (50 km2)  3.4%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
191,995
 • Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district8th

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 585 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 565 square miles (1,460 km2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km2) (3.4%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18407,430—
185013,48581.5%
186016,85125.0%
187019,33614.7%
188022,25115.1%
189020,858−6.3%
190019,664−5.7%
191017,736−9.8%
192017,522−1.2%
193019,27410.0%
194020,8638.2%
195026,72528.1%
196038,23343.1%
197058,96754.2%
1980100,28970.1%
1990115,64515.3%
2000156,95135.7%
2010180,96715.3%
Est. 2019191,995[5]6.1%
US Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2019[2]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[10] of 2010, the county had 180,967 people, 55,384 households, and 43,531 families. The population density was 320 people per square mile (107/km²). There were 58,919 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile (40/km²). 96.7% of the population were White, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% of some other race and 1.3% of two or more races. 1.9% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.8% were of German, 11.2% Irish, 10.6% English, 10.6% Polish, 6.5% American, 5.2% Italian and 5.1% French, French Canadian or Cajun ancestry. 95.9% spoke English and 1.7% Spanish as their first language.[11]

There were 55,384 households, of which 39.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.50% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.40% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.

28.80% of the county's population was under age 18, 6.60% was from age 18 to 24, 31.70% was from age 25 to 44, 24.60% was from age 45 to 64, and 8.30% was age 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

With a median household income of $67,400 (2008 estimate - $72,700) and a median family income of $75,284, Livingston County is one of the highest-income counties in the United States and has the second-highest median income in Michigan (after Oakland). Males had a median income of $54,358 versus $32,073 for females. The county's per capita income was $28,069. About 2.40% of families and 3.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.60% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

More than 50% of the county's population resides in the southeastern communities of Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Hamburg Township, Green Oak Township, the Village of Pinckney, Putnam Township and the city of Brighton.

The US Census Bureau in 2000 identified Brighton, Howell and the nearby city of South Lyon to be a contiguously-urbanized area, one of the newest such areas in the United States.

Media

There are two local newspapers, the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, owned by Gannett Company, and The Community Journal, which is an independently owned weekly.

The Daily Press & Argus, which publishes daily except Saturday, was launched in 2000 through the combination of two weekly newspapers, The Livingston County Press and The Brighton Argus, which served the communities for many decades.

The Community Journal was launched in February 2010 by Steve Horton and Buddy Moorehouse, two veteran newspapermen. It publishes Tuesdays, covering Pinckney, Fowlerville, and the Howell areas. Its editor is Stephenie Koehn. The Journal is published along with the Fowlerville News and Views, which has been published for 25 years by Horton and his wife Dawn.

A weekly all-local paper,The Livingston Community News, was launched in May 2003 with offices in downtown Brighton and was closed in July 2009 when "The Ann Arbor News, the newspaper's parent company, ceased publication. Community Journal editor Koehn was a reporter with The Livingston Community News.

Other media in the county include WHMI-FM, a Classic Hits radio station that has local news on the hour, and www.LivingstonTalk.com, a web-based product launched in the fall of 2009 by Moorehouse and fellow veteran journalist Maria Stuart. Moorehouse and Stuart previously worked as editors for a combined 45 years at the Daily Press and Argus.

The Marketeer is a free monthly magazine that is mailed to more than 42,000 in Livingston County. Its content is primarily advertising from local businesses plus articles and information about people and community events. The Marketeer has been published by George Moses Company since 1974.

Politics

Livingston County falls entirely within Michigan's 8th Congressional district, and is currently represented by Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who defeated Republican Mike Bishop in the 2018 election. However, Livingston County has been reliably Republican since its founding. Since 1884, the Republican Party nominee has carried 83% of the Presidential elections (29 of 35).

In 2016, Republican Donald Trump received 65,680 votes (61.6%) to Democrat Hillary Clinton's 34,384 (32.2%).[12]

In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney received 60,083 votes (60.9%), to 37,216 (37.7%) votes for incumbent Barack Obama.[13] Obama won the state by nearly 10 point, however.

In 2008, Republican John McCain received 55,592 votes (55.6% of the county's vote) to 42,349 (42.4%) for Democrat Barack Obama, even as Obama carried the state by a double-digit margin.[14] Democrats last carried the county in 1964.

In 2004, Republican George W. Bush easily won the county, receiving 58,860 votes (62.8%) to 33,991 (36.2%) for Democrat John Kerry. [15]

In 2000, George W. Bush received 44,637 votes (59.1%) to 28,780 (38.1%) for Democrat Al Gore.[16]

In 1996, Republican Bob Dole received 30,598 votes (50.8%) to 22,517 (37.4%) to Democrat Bill Clinton, who carried the state by a double-digit margin.[17]

In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush received 27,539 votes (44.6%) to Clinton's 17,851 (28.9%), while independent Ross Perot received 15,971 (25.9%).[18]

In 1988, George H.W. Bush received 31,331 votes (68.8%) to 13,749 (30.2%) for Democrat Michael Dukakis.[19]

In 1984, Republican Ronald Reagan received 31,846 votes (74.4%) to 10,720 (25.0%) for Democrat Walter Mondale[20]

Presidential election results
Presidential Elections Results[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 61.7% 65,680 32.3% 34,384 6.0% 6,425
2012 60.9% 60,083 37.7% 37,216 1.4% 1,341
2008 55.6% 55,592 42.4% 42,349 2.0% 1,965
2004 62.8% 58,860 36.3% 33,991 1.0% 891
2000 59.1% 44,637 38.1% 28,780 2.7% 2,058
1996 50.8% 30,598 37.4% 22,517 11.8% 7,127
1992 44.6% 27,539 28.9% 17,851 26.5% 16,345
1988 68.8% 31,331 30.2% 13,749 1.0% 466
1984 74.4% 31,846 25.0% 10,720 0.6% 246
1980 60.2% 25,012 30.4% 12,626 9.5% 3,932
1976 59.8% 19,437 38.2% 12,415 2.0% 634
1972 66.9% 16,856 30.3% 7,634 2.9% 725
1968 51.0% 10,034 35.9% 7,052 13.1% 2,584
1964 40.9% 6,723 59.0% 9,698 0.1% 20
1960 64.7% 10,340 35.1% 5,608 0.2% 39
1956 72.6% 10,315 27.1% 3,845 0.3% 45
1952 75.6% 9,790 23.8% 3,086 0.6% 79
1948 71.0% 7,368 27.1% 2,813 1.9% 198
1944 71.4% 7,417 28.0% 2,910 0.6% 64
1940 68.3% 7,068 31.4% 3,254 0.3% 34
1936 53.5% 5,117 43.1% 4,117 3.4% 329
1932 48.5% 4,534 50.1% 4,684 1.5% 139
1928 72.9% 5,642 26.8% 2,075 0.3% 24
1924 67.4% 4,886 28.1% 2,037 4.5% 329
1920 64.1% 4,639 33.7% 2,437 2.2% 161
1916 50.9% 2,460 47.5% 2,297 1.6% 78
1912 28.5% 1,408 39.7% 1,960 31.9% 1,574
1908 50.8% 2,740 44.8% 2,418 4.3% 234
1904 60.3% 3,288 36.5% 1,988 3.2% 175
1900 49.7% 2,860 47.4% 2,727 2.9% 168
1896 47.7% 2,893 49.4% 2,994 3.0% 179
1892 43.8% 2,447 42.7% 2,385 13.6% 760
1888 45.0% 2,706 47.3% 2,842 7.8% 467
1884 44.7% 2,597 50.6% 2,938 4.7% 272

County government

The county government operates the 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

(information as of May 2019)

Transportation

Major highways
  • I-96 – runs ESE and SE through central part of county, passing Fowlersville, Howell, Brighton.
  • BL I-96 – business loop through central Howell, parallel to and on the north side of I96. Length 7.6 miles (12 km).
  • US 23 – runs north-south through eastern part of county, passing Hartland, Brighton, Whitmore Lake.
  • M-36 - runs east and SE through lower part of county, passing Pinckney and Hamburg, to intersection with US23 north of Whitmore Lake.
  • M-59 – runs west from east county line to intersection with I96, 3.4 miles (5.4 km) WNW of Howell.
  • M-106 – enters west line of county near SW corner. Runs east and NE to intersection with M36, 3 miles (4.5 km) inside county border.
  • D-19 – runs south from Pinckney 2.3 miles (3.8 km) to intersection with N. Territorial Road.

Communities
U.S. Census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Livingston County. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.

Cities

Villages

Charter townships

Civil townships

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities
  • Anderson
  • Bullis Crossing
  • Chalkerville
  • Chilson
  • Cohoctah
  • Cohoctah Center
  • Deer Creek
  • Deerfield Center
  • Fleming
  • Green Oak
  • Gregory
  • Hallers Corners
  • Hamburg
  • Hell
  • Island Lake
  • Kaiserville
  • Lakeland
  • Nicholson (partial)
  • Oak Grove
  • Parkers Corners
  • Parshallville
  • Plainfield
  • Pettysville
  • Rushton
  • Tyrone Center
  • Unadilla
  • Williamsville

See also

References
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