Yates Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Yates Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Yates 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
Area Total Km2:92.5
Area Land Km2:91.7
Area Water Km2:0.8
Area Total Sq Mi:35.7
Area Land Sq Mi:35.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:755
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:303
Elevation Ft:994
Coordinates:43.8808°N -85.7831°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-89040[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627298

Yates Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 755 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7sqmi, of which 35.4sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (0.87%) is water. Communities in the township have included Idlewild, which still exists, and Nirvana, an early lumbering center that has entirely disappeared.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 714 people, 308 households, and 186 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.2 per square mile (7.8/km). There were 1,256 housing units at an average density of 35.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 51.26% White, 42.02% African American, 1.12% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 5.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $20,417, and the median income for a family was $25,179. Males had a median income of $33,438 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,570. About 27.7% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All of Yates Township is in the Baldwin Community Schools school district.[3]

See also

See also

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.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, MI. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-02-26.