Bay Mills Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Bay Mills Township is a civil township
of Chippewa County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 1,214.
, the township has a total area of 97.9 square miles (253.6 km²), of which, 64.7 square miles (167.6 km²) of it is land and 33.2 square miles (86 km²) of it (33.95%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 485 households, and 345 families residing in the township. The population density
was 18.8 per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 996 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 44.98% White, 51.40% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.25% from other races
, and 3.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 485 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples
living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,875, and the median income for a family was $39,286. Males had a median income of $25,714 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $18,285. About 10.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 1.4% 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 Chippewa County
Chippewa County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge* Hiawatha National Forest * Whitefish Point Unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
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
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 township population was 1,214.
Communities
- Bay Mills Indian CommunityBay Mills Indian CommunityThe Bay Mills Indian Community , known in Ojibwe as Gnoozhekaaning or Place of the Pike, is an Indian reservation forming the land base of one of the many Sault Ste. Marie bands of Chippewa Indians....
is a Chippewa community within the township. - Bay Mills is an unincorporated community in the township on Bay Mills Point, which separates the Back Bay and Waishkey Bay at the mouth of the Waishkey River from the larger Whitefish BayWhitefish BayWhitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of the southern shore of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario. It begins in the north and west at Whitefish Point in Michigan, about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan and ends at the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie on the southeast...
on Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. It is at 46°26′14"N 84°35′02"W and is just south of the Bay Mills Indian Community and is part of a tax-agreement area with the tribe. Postal service is through nearby Brimley with 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...
49715. It was established in 1875 as James Norris & Co. lumber mills.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 97.9 square miles (253.6 km²), of which, 64.7 square miles (167.6 km²) of it is land and 33.2 square miles (86 km²) of it (33.95%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 485 households, and 345 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 18.8 per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 996 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 44.98% White, 51.40% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.25% 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 3.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 485 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% 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, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,875, and the median income for a family was $39,286. Males had a median income of $25,714 versus $21,250 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 $18,285. About 10.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.