Official Name: | Wells Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Wells Township |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marquette |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Robert Therrian |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Patti Manninen |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 155.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 154.32 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 213 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.38 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 319 |
Elevation Ft: | 1047 |
Coordinates: | 46.0461°N -87.4675°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 49818 (Cornell) 49831 (Felch) 49841 (Gwinn) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-103-85260[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627242 |
Wells Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 213.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 155.15sqmi, of which 154.32sqmi are land and 0.83sqmi, or 0.53%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 292 people, 119 households, and 79 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.9 per square mile (0.7/km). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 2.6 per square mile (1.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 1.71% Native American, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 119 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $33,000. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,333. About 5.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 14.6% of those 65 or over.