Chippewa Township, Chippewa County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Chippewa Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Chippewa Township
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chippewa
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Brian Mills
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:247.2
Area Land Km2:245.6
Area Water Km2:1.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:187
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:253
Elevation Ft:830
Coordinates:46.3389°N -84.9994°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49728 (Eckerman)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-15560[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626078

Chippewa Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 187.[2]

Geography

Chippewa Township is located in western Chippewa County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 247.2km2, of which 245.6km2 is land and 1.6km2, or 0.63%, is water.[3]

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 238 people, 92 households, and 65 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 273 housing units at an average density of 2.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 89.08% White, 5.88% Native American, 1.68% Asian, and 3.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,433. About 9.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.3% of those 65 or over.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-02 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chippewa township, Chippewa County, Michigan . dead . https://archive.today/20200212154346/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2603315560 . February 12, 2020 . September 23, 2014 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.