Bay de Noc Township, Michigan
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Bay de Noc Township is a civil township
of Delta County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 329. The township covers the southern portion of the peninsula separating Little Bay de Noc
and Big Bay de Noc
on Lake Michigan
.
Ensign Township
is to the north and Escabana
is to the west across the Little Bay de Noc.
, the township has a total area of 91.1 square miles (235.9 km²), of which, 67.5 square miles (174.8 km²) of it is land and 23.6 square miles (61.1 km²) of it (25.88%) is water.
of 2000, there were 329 people, 153 households, and 104 families residing in the township. The population density
was 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% White, 0.61% Native American, and 2.43% from two or more races.
There were 153 households out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples
living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 38.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,571, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $30,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $24,472. About 1.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
Fire Coverage is provided by the Masonville Township Fire Department due to a mutual aid agreement between Masonville and Bay De Noc townships. EMS coverage is provided by Masonville EMS.
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"....
. 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 329. The township covers the southern portion of the peninsula separating Little Bay de Noc
Little Bay de Noc
Little Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay.The bay, consisting of approximately 30,000 acres , is enclosed by Delta County...
and Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc
Big Bay de Noc is a bay in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The bay, which opens into Lake Michigan's Green Bay, is enclosed by Delta County...
on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
.
Ensign Township
Ensign Township, Michigan
Ensign Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 780 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Kipling is an unincorporated community immediately north-northeast of Gladstone....
is to the north and Escabana
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 to the west across the Little Bay de Noc.
Communities
- Stonington is an unincorporated community near the southern end of the peninsula at 45°43′23"N 86°58′35"W. stonington is home to the peninsula point lighthouse historical state site.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 91.1 square miles (235.9 km²), of which, 67.5 square miles (174.8 km²) of it is land and 23.6 square miles (61.1 km²) of it (25.88%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 329 people, 153 households, and 104 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% White, 0.61% Native American, and 2.43% from two or more races.
There were 153 households out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 38.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,571, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $30,250 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 $24,472. About 1.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
Fire Coverage is provided by the Masonville Township Fire Department due to a mutual aid agreement between Masonville and Bay De Noc townships. EMS coverage is provided by Masonville EMS.