Official Name: | Krakow Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Krakow Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Presque Isle |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Michael Grohowski |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 157.4 |
Area Land Km2: | 144.5 |
Area Water Km2: | 12.9 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 60.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 55.8 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 666 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 188 |
Elevation Ft: | 617 |
Coordinates: | 45.2725°N -83.5586°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49776, 49777 |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-43900[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1625140 |
Krakow Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 666 at the 2020 census.[2] It was named after the Polish city of Kraków, a historical capital of Poland and seat of Polish monarchs.
Leroy is a small unincorporated community within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.8sqmi, of which 55.8sqmi is land and 5sqmi (8.18%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 622 people, 293 households, and 201 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 750 housing units at an average density of 13.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.48% Native American, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 293 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,111, and the median income for a family was $39,125. Males had a median income of $40,962 versus $25,893 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,979. About 4.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.