Limestone Township, Michigan
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Limestone Township is a civil township
of Alger County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 407 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 75.1 square miles (194.5 km²), of which, 74.6 square miles (193.2 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.
of 2000, there were 407 people, 174 households, and 124 families residing in the township. The population density
was 5.5 per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 4.5 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.84% White, 1.47% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.98% from other races
, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population. 17.0% were of United States
or American, 13.6% Finnish, 12.9% German
, 10.6% Polish, 9.1% French
and 6.1% English
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 174 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples
living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $37,981. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $15,384. About 7.8% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Alger County
Alger County, Michigan
Alger County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,601. Its county seat is Munising. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located within the county.-History:...
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 407 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
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are some historic locales and unincorporated communities:- Diffin is just south of the West Branch Whitefish RiverWhitefish River (Michigan)The Whitefish River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The mouth of the river is in Delta County at on the Little Bay De Noc of Lake Michigan. The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of the east and west branches at .The east branch rises out of Trout...
and US 41U.S. Route 41 in MichiganUS Highway 41 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee,...
at 46°12′36"N 87°02′03"W. It was at the junction between two former railroad lines. - Ladoga is a place at 46°16′55"N 87°03′18"W. It is a former sawmill settlement on the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company.
- Limestone is an unincorporated community on M-67M-67 (Michigan highway)M-67 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects with US Highway 41 and M-94 between Trenary and Chatham...
about six miles (10 km) south of ChathamChatham, MichiganChatham is a village in Rock River Township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 231...
at 46°15′39"N 86°55′46"W. It was first settled in 1889. A post office was established on October 12, 1892, with John H. Johnson as the first postmaster. It was named for the limestoneLimestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
bed of the Johnson Creek which flows through the area. The post office was discontinued on July 15, 1984. - Kiva is an unincorporated community at 46°15′14"N 87°05′05"W. The Huber family were the first white settlers in the area in 1880, which was then known as Whitefish, due to its location on the Whitefish RiverWhitefish River (Michigan)The Whitefish River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The mouth of the river is in Delta County at on the Little Bay De Noc of Lake Michigan. The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of the east and west branches at .The east branch rises out of Trout...
, and later as West Limestone from its location in Limestone Township. A post office was established on December 11, 1915, named Kiva, after a shortened form of the name of the first postmaster, Sigrid Kivimaki. The office was discontinued on August 11, 1967. - Traunik is an unincorporated community at the junction of county highways H-01 and H-44 on a branch of 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...
at 46°15′39"N 86°58′11"W. George Nickel homesteadedHomestead ActA homestead act is one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to an area called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River....
160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of land here in about 1895. The community began to grow rapidly in about 1910 with an influx of SloveneSloveniansThe Slovenes, Slovene people, Slovenians, or Slovenian people are a South Slavic people primarily associated with Slovenia and the Slovene language.-Population:Most Slovenes today live within the borders of the independent Slovenia...
immigrants to work in area lumber camps. The place was first known as "Buckeye Landing" and "Buckeye Spur", after the Buckeye Land & Lumber Company. Storekeeper Louis Mikulich became the first postmaster in July 1927 and renamed the town after the native Slovene village of many of the settlers, Travnik (not to be confused with the Bosnian city of Travnik).
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 75.1 square miles (194.5 km²), of which, 74.6 square miles (193.2 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 407 people, 174 households, and 124 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 5.5 per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 4.5 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.84% White, 1.47% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.98% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population. 17.0% were of United States
United States
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or American, 13.6% Finnish, 12.9% German
Germans
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, 10.6% Polish, 9.1% French
French people
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and 6.1% English
English people
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 174 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $37,981. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $21,750 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 $15,384. About 7.8% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.