McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
McMillan Township is a civil township
of Ontonagon County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 601 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 70.4 square miles (182.3 km²), of which, 70.4 square miles (182.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.
of 2000, there were 601 people, 266 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density
was 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.67% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.17% from other races
, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 266 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples
living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,580, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $15,486. About 8.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
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 601 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
- Ewen is a small unincorporated community at 46°32′07"N 89°16′52"W, near where M-28M-28 (Michigan highway)M-28 is an east–west state trunkline highway that almost completely traverses the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan, from Wakefield to near Sault Ste. Marie in Bruce Township...
crosses the south branch of the Ontonagon RiverOntonagon RiverThe Ontonagon River is a river flowing to Lake Superior on the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The main stem of the river is 25 mi long and is formed by a confluence of several longer branches, portions of which have been collectively designated as a National Wild...
. The community began as a logging camp in 1888 and in 1889 gained a depot named Ewen Station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic RailwayDuluth, South Shore and Atlantic RailwayThe Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, westward through Marquette, Michigan to Superior, Wisconsin,...
(now the Soo Line RailroadSoo Line RailroadThe Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
). It was named for W. A. Ewen, a treasurer of the railroad. It also received a Post Office named Ewen Station in 1889, shortened to Ewen in 1894. The Ewen Post Office, ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
49925, serves much of the township area. Bruce CrossingBruce Crossing, MichiganBruce Crossing is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. Bruce Crossing is located in Stannard Township at the junction of U.S. Route 45 and M-28, south-southeast of Ontonagon. Bruce Crossing has a post office with ZIP code 49912.- History :Bruce Crossing was...
is about 5 miles east on M-28 and Matchwood about 6 miles west.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 70.4 square miles (182.3 km²), of which, 70.4 square miles (182.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.10%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 601 people, 266 households, and 161 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 8.5 per square mile (3.3/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.67% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 266 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% 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, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,580, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $21,538 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 $15,486. About 8.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.