Escanaba Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Escanaba Township is a civil township
of Delta County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 3,587 at the 2000 census
.
The City of Escanaba
is south of the township but is administratively autonomous. Both are named for the Escanaba River
.
, the township has a total area of 60.3 square miles (156.2 km²), of which, 59.6 square miles (154.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (1.24%) is water.
of 2000, there were 3,587 people, 1,290 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density
was 60.2 per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 1,398 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 1.45% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.17% from other races
, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 1,290 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples
living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,730, and the median income for a family was $48,839. Males had a median income of $41,227 versus $22,952 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $18,454. About 3.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Delta County
Delta County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,520 people, 15,836 households, and 10,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile . There were 19,223 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
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 3,587 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...
.
The City of Escanaba
Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...
is south of the township but is administratively autonomous. Both are named for the Escanaba River
Escanaba River
The Escanaba River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.In his poem The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes how Hiawatha "crossed the rushing Esconaba". It is a wide river that cuts into limestone beds...
.
Communities
- Chandler is an unincorporated community in the township at 45°52′12"N 87°09′21"W.
- West Gladstone is an unincorporated community in the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 60.3 square miles (156.2 km²), of which, 59.6 square miles (154.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (1.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,587 people, 1,290 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 60.2 per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 1,398 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 1.45% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 1,290 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,730, and the median income for a family was $48,839. Males had a median income of $41,227 versus $22,952 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $18,454. About 3.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.