Mason County is located in west central Michigan. The County Seat is Ludington and the largest city is Ludington. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.masoncounty.net/. The 2014 population estimate is 28,824 and the 2010 census population was 28,705. The land area is 495.07 square miles and there are 58 persons per square mile.
95.8% of the population is White, 0.8% is Black or African American, 4.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 1.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 89.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $117,000, there are 12,470 households, an average of 2.26 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,183, the median household income is $41,136, and 16.2% of the persons in Mason County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,011. Retail sales (in $1000) were $330,426, and sales per capita were $11,540. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.7%.
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Mason County Mason County, Michigan official website. |
Board Agendas Board of Commissioners Agendas. |
Board Minutes Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes. |
Business Directory Ludington & Scottville Chamber of Commerce member directory of Mason County Area businesses. |
Cemetery Directory FindAGrave records of Mason County cemeteries, cemetery maps, interments, grave photos, birth and death dates. |
Census | 1860 1860 census records for Mason County from the Western Michigan Genealogy Society. |
Court | 51st Circuit Information 51st Judicial Circuit Court of Mason County. |
Court | 79th District Information 79th District Court of Mason County jurisdiction, address, and contact information. |
Court | Probate Information Mason County Probate Court web page. |
Genealogy | FamilySearch Mason County genealogy resources from FamilySearch. |
Inmates | VineLink VineLink index of Mason County Sheriff's Office inmate records. |
Notaries Mason county notary search from the Michigan Secretary of State. |
Phone Directory County department phone directory. |
Property | City of Ludington City of Ludington parcel records, tax history, and utility billing records. |
Property | County Tax Records Mason County property tax rolls, owner information, tax, assessment, and property sales information. |
Property | Pere Marquette Charter Township Pere Marquette Charter Township property assessment, tax records, permits, utility billing, and delinquent personal property records. |
Recorded Documents Mason County Register of Deeds access to deeds, mortgages, and other recorded documents. |
Sex Offenders Michigan State Police registry of statewide and Mason County sex offenders. |
Subdivision Plats Find and download pdf images of subdivision plats in Mason County. |
Topographic Maps Digital images of Mason County topographic maps. |
Vital Records Instructions and forms from the County Clerk for ordering copies of vital records. |
Voters Michigan Secretary of State query for the status of your Mason County voter registration. |
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