Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
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Portage Township is a civil township
of Mackinac County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,055.
Curtis is an unincorporated village in the township, located between Manistique Lake
and South Manistique Lake
.
, the township has a total area of 72.2 square miles (187.0 km²), of which, 55.4 square miles (143.5 km²) of it is land and 16.8 square miles (43.4 km²) of it (23.23%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 462 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density
was 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.31% White, 0.28% African American, 3.41% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.19% from other races
, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 462 households out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,037, and the median income for a family was $31,103. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $15,435. About 11.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% 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 Mackinac County
Mackinac County, Michigan
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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"....
. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,055.
Curtis is an unincorporated village in the township, located between Manistique Lake
Manistique Lake
Manistique Lake, locally called Big Manistique Lake to distinguish it from the other lakes in the Manistique Lakes system, is a lake in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately long and wide, it is one of the largest lakes in the Upper Peninsula...
and South Manistique Lake
South Manistique Lake
South Manistique Lake is a lake in Mackinac County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately miles long and miles wide, it is oriented in a southwest-northeast direction...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 72.2 square miles (187.0 km²), of which, 55.4 square miles (143.5 km²) of it is land and 16.8 square miles (43.4 km²) of it (23.23%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 462 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.31% White, 0.28% African American, 3.41% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 462 households out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,037, and the median income for a family was $31,103. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $30,000 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 $15,435. About 11.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.