Livingston County, Michigan | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofMichigan | |
| Coordinates:42°36′N83°55′W / 42.6°N 83.91°W /42.6; -83.91 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| Founded | 1833 (authorized) 1836 (organized)[1] |
| Named after | Edward Livingston |
| Seat | Howell |
| Largest city | Howell |
| Area | |
• Total | 585 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
| • Land | 565 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (52 km2) 3.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 193,866 |
• Estimate (2024) | 197,746 |
| • Density | 343/sq mi (132/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | milivcounty |
Livingston County (/lɪvɪŋstən/LIV-ing-stən) is acounty in theU.S. state ofMichigan. As of the2020 census, its population was 193,866.[2] It is part of theDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetropolitan Statistical Area. Thecounty seat and most populous city isHowell.[3] The county was platted in 1833, but for three years remained assigned toShiawassee andWashtenaw 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 ofPresident Andrew Jackson's cabinet, it is named after formerU.S. Secretary of StateEdward Livingston.[1] Livingston County's location inSoutheast Michigan offers residents relatively convenient access to the metropolitan centers ofDetroit,Lansing,Ann Arbor, andFlint. Livingston County residents regularly commute to those centers, using the three major expressways that pass through the county:I-96,US 23, andM-59. Though largely composed 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. TheBrighton Recreation Area is in the county.
According to theU.S. 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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1840 | 7,430 | — | |
| 1850 | 13,485 | 81.5% | |
| 1860 | 16,851 | 25.0% | |
| 1870 | 19,336 | 14.7% | |
| 1880 | 22,251 | 15.1% | |
| 1890 | 20,858 | −6.3% | |
| 1900 | 19,664 | −5.7% | |
| 1910 | 17,736 | −9.8% | |
| 1920 | 17,522 | −1.2% | |
| 1930 | 19,274 | 10.0% | |
| 1940 | 20,863 | 8.2% | |
| 1950 | 26,725 | 28.1% | |
| 1960 | 38,233 | 43.1% | |
| 1970 | 58,967 | 54.2% | |
| 1980 | 100,289 | 70.1% | |
| 1990 | 115,645 | 15.3% | |
| 2000 | 156,951 | 35.7% | |
| 2010 | 180,967 | 15.3% | |
| 2020 | 193,866 | 7.1% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 197,746 | [5] | 2.0% |
| US Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8] 1990–2000[9] 2010–2019[2] | |||
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 193,866. The median age was 43.4 years, 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.7 males age 18 and over.[10]
The racial makeup of the county was 92.0%White, 0.6%Black or African American, 0.3%American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%Asian, 0.1%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race, and 5.4% fromtwo or more races.Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.8% of the population.[11]
60.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 39.5% lived in rural areas.[12]
There were 74,264 households in the county, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.1% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]
There were 78,441 housing units, of which 5.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 85.9% were owner-occupied and 14.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%.[10]
As of the2010 census,[13] the county had 180,967 people, 55,384 households, and 43,531 families. The population density was 320 inhabitants per square mile (120/km2). There were 58,919 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile (40/km2).
96.7% of the population wereWhite, 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% wereHispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.8% were ofGerman, 11.2%Irish, 10.6%English, 10.6%Polish, 6.5%American, 5.2%Italian and 5.1%French,French Canadian orCajun ancestry. 95.9% spoke onlyEnglish at home, while 1.7% spokeSpanish.[14]
There were 55,384 households, of which 39.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.50% weremarried 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.
In the county, 28.80% of the population was under the age of 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 65 years 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 the 88thhighest-income county in the United States and has the second-highest median income in Michigan (after Oakland) in 2010. Males had a median income of $54,358 versus $32,073 for females. The county'sper capita income was $28,069. About 2.40% of families and 3.40% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.60% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.
A majority of the county's population resided 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 identifiedBrighton,Howell, and the nearby city ofSouth Lyon to be a contiguously urbanized area, one of the newest such areas in the United States.
There are two local newspapers, theLivingston County Daily Press & Argus, owned byGannett Company, andThe Community Journal, an independently owned weekly.
TheDaily Press & Argus, which publishes daily except Saturday, launched in 2000 through the combination of two weekly newspapers,The Livingston County Press andThe Brighton Argus, which served the communities for many decades.
The Community Journal launched in 2010. It publishes on Tuesdays, covering Pinckney, Fowlerville, and the Howell areas.The Journal is published along with theFowlerville News and Views.
A weekly all-local paper,The Livingston Community News, launched in 2003 with offices in downtown Brighton and closed in 2009 whenThe Ann Arbor News, its parent company, ceased publication.
Other media in the county includeWHMI-FM, a Classic Hits radio station that has local news on the hour, and LivingstonTalk.com, a web-based product launched in 2009.
The Marketeer is a free monthly magazine mailed to more than 42,000 Livingston County residents. Its content is primarily advertising from local businesses plus articles and information about people and community events.The Marketeer has been published since 1974.
Livingston County falls entirely within Michigan's7th Congressional district and is represented by RepublicanTom Barrett.
Livingston County has reliably supported theRepublican Party since its founding. Since 1884, Republican presidential nominees have carried the county in 30 of 36 elections, and all but one since 1936 (losing only in 1964).
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1884 | 2,597 | 44.72% | 2,938 | 50.59% | 272 | 4.68% |
| 1888 | 2,706 | 44.99% | 2,842 | 47.25% | 467 | 7.76% |
| 1892 | 2,447 | 43.76% | 2,385 | 42.65% | 760 | 13.59% |
| 1896 | 2,893 | 47.69% | 2,994 | 49.36% | 179 | 2.95% |
| 1900 | 2,860 | 49.70% | 2,727 | 47.38% | 168 | 2.92% |
| 1904 | 3,288 | 60.32% | 1,988 | 36.47% | 175 | 3.21% |
| 1908 | 2,740 | 50.82% | 2,418 | 44.84% | 234 | 4.34% |
| 1912 | 1,408 | 28.49% | 1,960 | 39.66% | 1,574 | 31.85% |
| 1916 | 2,460 | 50.88% | 2,297 | 47.51% | 78 | 1.61% |
| 1920 | 4,639 | 64.10% | 2,437 | 33.67% | 161 | 2.22% |
| 1924 | 4,886 | 67.37% | 2,037 | 28.09% | 329 | 4.54% |
| 1928 | 5,642 | 72.88% | 2,075 | 26.81% | 24 | 0.31% |
| 1932 | 4,534 | 48.46% | 4,684 | 50.06% | 139 | 1.49% |
| 1936 | 5,117 | 53.51% | 4,117 | 43.05% | 329 | 3.44% |
| 1940 | 7,068 | 68.25% | 3,254 | 31.42% | 34 | 0.33% |
| 1944 | 7,417 | 71.38% | 2,910 | 28.01% | 64 | 0.62% |
| 1948 | 7,368 | 70.99% | 2,813 | 27.10% | 198 | 1.91% |
| 1952 | 9,790 | 75.57% | 3,086 | 23.82% | 79 | 0.61% |
| 1956 | 10,315 | 72.62% | 3,845 | 27.07% | 45 | 0.32% |
| 1960 | 10,340 | 64.68% | 5,608 | 35.08% | 39 | 0.24% |
| 1964 | 6,723 | 40.89% | 9,698 | 58.99% | 20 | 0.12% |
| 1968 | 10,034 | 51.01% | 7,052 | 35.85% | 2,584 | 13.14% |
| 1972 | 16,856 | 66.85% | 7,634 | 30.28% | 725 | 2.88% |
| 1976 | 19,437 | 59.83% | 12,415 | 38.22% | 634 | 1.95% |
| 1980 | 25,012 | 60.17% | 12,626 | 30.37% | 3,932 | 9.46% |
| 1984 | 31,846 | 74.39% | 10,720 | 25.04% | 246 | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 31,331 | 68.79% | 13,749 | 30.19% | 466 | 1.02% |
| 1992 | 27,539 | 44.61% | 17,851 | 28.92% | 16,345 | 26.48% |
| 1996 | 30,598 | 50.79% | 22,517 | 37.38% | 7,127 | 11.83% |
| 2000 | 44,637 | 59.14% | 28,780 | 38.13% | 2,058 | 2.73% |
| 2004 | 58,860 | 62.79% | 33,991 | 36.26% | 891 | 0.95% |
| 2008 | 55,592 | 55.64% | 42,349 | 42.39% | 1,965 | 1.97% |
| 2012 | 60,083 | 60.91% | 37,216 | 37.73% | 1,341 | 1.36% |
| 2016 | 65,680 | 61.68% | 34,384 | 32.29% | 6,425 | 6.03% |
| 2020 | 76,982 | 60.52% | 48,220 | 37.91% | 1,995 | 1.57% |
| 2024 | 81,217 | 61.20% | 49,503 | 37.30% | 1,996 | 1.50% |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 78,193 | 59.57% | 50,533 | 38.50% | 2,526 | 1.92% |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2022 | 60,494 | 55.58% | 46,524 | 42.75% | 1,821 | 1.67% |
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, andvital records, administerspublic health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. Thecounty 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.
(information as of May 2019)
I-96 – runs ESE and SE through central part of county, passing Fowlerville, Howell, Brighton.
BL I-96 – business loop through central Howell, parallel to and on the north side of I96. 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long.
US 23 – runs north–south through eastern part of county, passing Hartland, Brighton, Whitmore Lake.
M-36 - runs east and southeast 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 (5.5 km) WNW of Howell.
M-106 – enters west line of county near SW corner. Runs east and NE to intersection with M36, 3 miles (4.8 km) inside county border.
D-19 – runs south from Pinckney 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to intersection with N.Territorial Road.
School districts include:[17]
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