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Macomb County is a county in the eastern part of the US state of Michigan, on the border of Lake St. Clair and part of the northern Detroit metro area. At the 2010 census, the population was 8,409,978, making it the state's most populous county.

The city of Detroit is located on the southern border of the county. Macomb County includes 27 cities, cities and villages, including three of Michigan's ten most populous communities at the time of the 2010 census - Warren (3%), Sterling Heights (4%) and Clinton Township (10%). Most of the population is concentrated along Hall Road and the M-59, one of the main arteries. The county town is located on Mt.

The Ojibwe have lived in the region for centuries, but European contact was preceded by other cultures and ancient indigenous peoples. The first European explorers were the French when they arrived in the region in the 17th century. Other early settlers were French fur trappers who married Ojibwe women, as well as Jesuit missionaries.

Besides the original French and English settlers, the later immigrants included Germans, Belgians and other Europeans. A Moravian colony was established in the county at the end of the 18th century. In the nineteenth century, Macomb County welcomed many European-American immigrants from New York and New England, attracted by the countryside and booming jobs in the timber and other raw materials industries.

Macomb County was founded on January 15, 1818 as the third county in Michigan Territory. It was named in memory of Detroit-born Alexander Macomb Jr., a decorated veteran of the 1812 war and hero of the Battle of Plattsburg. Macomb was appointed Commanding General of the US Army in 1828.

As the population in the area grew, the state legislature removed the area in 1819 and 1820 to form Oakland, Lapeer, Genesee and St. Clair counties. Typical of the development was that the district covered a much larger area than is the case today.

In May 2008, Macomb County voters approved the inclusion of a County Board in a new bylaw submitted in 2010 to voters. In November 2008, a Charter Commission was elected to draft the new Charter, which was adopted by a majority of 604 votes to 396.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,480 km2, of which 1,240 km2 are land and 24.0 km2 are water. The northern part of the county, such as Richmond and Armada, is considered part of the Michigan Thumb Region. Its southeastern border with Canada is on Lake St. Clair. The lake borders Macomb County to the east.

At the 2010 census, 840,978 people lived in the county. In 2000, 87.6% of Macomb County residents spoke English at home, while 17% spoke Italian, 14% Polish, 12% Spanish, 11% Arabic and 11% Syrian. The county has a mixture of rural agriculture in the north and a mixed suburban and urban area in the south.

European ethnic groups that settled in Macomb County at the end of the 20th century include Albanians and Macedonians. Of the Asian ethnic groups, eight have more than 1,000 people living in the county. These groups are Arabs, Asian Indians, Chaldean Filipinos, Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese and Hmong.

Pakis were the least represented group in Macomb counties. Native American tribes had more than 2,478 inhabitants in Macomb County in 2000.

There were 309,203 households in 2000, of which 3,110 had children under 18 years old, 5,430 were married couples living together, 1,010 had a housekeeper without husband and 3,180 were non-family. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.09. In 2000 the age distribution in the district was as follows: 24.10% under 18 years, 8.00% 18-24 years, 31.50% 25-44 years, 22.80% 45-64 years and 13.70% 65 years or older. The median age was 37.

About 100 women were under the age of 18 and 90.90% were male. For every 90 males, there were 100 females.

The median income per household in the county was $52,102 and the median income of a family was $62,816. Men had a median income of $48,303 compared to $30,215 for women. The district's per capita income was $24,446.

According to the 2006 American Community Survey, the average family size was 3.15. Some 400 families and 56.0% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 700 children under the age of 18 and 640 children over 65.

The population of the under-25s was 5,714.63. About 14.3% of the population was disabled.

Of Michigan's five largest counties, Macomb experienced the largest population growth (10.25%) in the postwar years, accelerated by suburban development in the 1950 "s and 1960" s. Macomb County's population has continued to grow since then.

Cities

Center Line Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) Fraser Grosse Pointe Shores (partial) Memphis (partial) Mount Clemens (county seat) New Baltimore Richmond (partial) Roseville St. Clair Shores Sterling Heights Utica Warren

Villages

Armada New Haven Romeo

Charter townships

Chesterfield Charter Township Clinton Charter Township Harrison Charter Township Shelby Charter Township Washington Charter Township Civil townships Armada Township Bruce Township Lenox Township Macomb Township Ray Township Richmond Township

Unincorporated communities

Anchor Bay Gardens Anchor Bay Harbor Anchor Bay Shores Broad Acres Cady Chesterfield Chesterfield Shores Clifton Mill Davis Lakeside Lottivue Macomb Meade Milton Mount Vernon Point Lakeview Preston Corners Ray Center Saint Clair Haven Sebille Manor Shelby Waldenburg Washington Wolcott Mills Yates