Rock River Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Rock River Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Rock River Township
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Alger
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Teri Grout
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Dawn Leppanen
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:209.8
Area Land Km2:209.1
Area Water Km2:0.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1231
Population Density Sq Mi:15.0
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:301
Elevation Ft:988
Coordinates:46.3514°N -86.9656°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49806 (Au Train)
49816 (Chatham)
49822 (Deerton)
49825 (Eben Junction)
49826 (Rumely)
49885 (Skandia)
49891 (Trenary)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-69160[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626993

Rock River Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 209.8km2, of which 209.1km2 is land and 0.7km2, or 0.31%, is water.[3]

Communities

Demographics

In 2000, there were 1,213 people, 505 households, and 363 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 96.13% White, 1.98% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 1.81% from two or more races. Among them, 42.2% were of Finnish, 8.1% German, 6.5% French, 6.3% Polish and 5.6% American ancestry. By the publication of the 2020 census, its population grew to 1,231.

In 2000, there were 505 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.0% 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 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $32,619, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $32,132 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,360. About 8.1% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. The 2021 census estimates determined the median household income was $54,677.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-04 . data.census.gov.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rock River township, Alger County, Michigan . dead . https://archive.today/20200212142819/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600369160 . February 12, 2020 . June 5, 2013 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  4. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49825&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49825 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  5. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup
  6. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49826&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49826 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  7. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.