Krakow Township, Michigan Explained

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.

Communities

Leroy is a small unincorporated community within the township.

Geography

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.

Demographics

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-01 . data.census.gov.