Carp Lake Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
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Carp Lake Township is a civil township
of Ontonagon County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 891 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 225.9 square miles (585.1 km²), of which, 225.1 square miles (583 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.
of 2000, there were 891 people, 411 households, and 274 families residing in the township. The population density
was 4.0 per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 2.7 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.96% White, 1.91% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.79% from other races
, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. 22.1% were of Finnish, 14.7% German
, 9.0% Polish
, 8.9% English
, 7.2% French
, 6.2% Italian and 5.0% Irish
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 411 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples
living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the township the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,731, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $30,385 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,333. About 7.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Ontonagon County
Ontonagon County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,818 people, 3,456 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 5,404 housing units...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 891 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Communities
- White PineWhite Pine, MichiganWhite Pine is an unincorporated census-designated place in Ontonagon County the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 474....
is an unincorporated community in the township. The city receives its fire protection from the Carp Lake Township Fire Department, who are considered to be one of the best fire departments in the Upper Peninsula.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 225.9 square miles (585.1 km²), of which, 225.1 square miles (583 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 891 people, 411 households, and 274 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 4.0 per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 2.7 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.96% White, 1.91% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.79% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. 22.1% were of Finnish, 14.7% German
Germans
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, 9.0% Polish
Poles
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, 8.9% English
English people
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, 7.2% French
French people
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, 6.2% Italian and 5.0% Irish
Irish people
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 411 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the township the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,731, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $30,385 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $16,333. About 7.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.