Pinora Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Pinora Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Pinora Township
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:Lake
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:92.1
Area Land Km2:92.0
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:35.6
Area Land Sq Mi:35.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:757
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:369
Elevation Ft:1211
Coordinates:43.9561°N -85.6414°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-64440[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626906

Pinora Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 757 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6sqmi, of which 35.5sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.14%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 643 people, 253 households, and 180 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.1 per square mile (7.0/km). There were 416 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% White, 0.16% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 253 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,222, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $22,981 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,285. About 5.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

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