Long Rapids Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Long Rapids Township is a civil township
of Alpena County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,019 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 54.7 square miles (141.7 km²), of which, 54.7 square miles (141.7 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 404 households, and 300 families residing in the township. The population density
was 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.10% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races
, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 404 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples
living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,083, and the median income for a family was $41,818. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,829. About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Alpena County
Alpena County, Michigan
Alpena County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,598. The county seat is Alpena. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.It was founded originally in 1840 as Anomickee County...
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 1,019 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
- Lachine is an unincorporated community near the southern boundary of the township on M-65M-65 (Michigan highway)M-65 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway runs between termini on US Highway 23 near Omer and Rogers City in the northeastern Lower Peninsula of the state. M-65 runs inland through several small communities in the region, passing through forests and fields along...
less than a mile north of its junction with M-32M-32 (Michigan highway)M-32 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an east–west route running from M-66 in East Jordan to US Highway 23 in Alpena. It runs via Gaylord and Atlanta through forested terrain...
at 45°04′39"N 83°42′58"W It was founded in 1909 as a station on a branch of the Detroit and Mackinac RailwayDetroit and Mackinac RailwayThe Detroit and Mackinac Railway , informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad operating in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The main line stretched from the southern hub at Bay City, to its northern hub at Cheboygan...
, named by a railroad conductor from LachineLachine, QuebecLachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada. A post office was established in March 1910. The Lachine 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...
, 49753, includes most of the southern portion of Long Rapids Township, as well as most of southern Wellington TownshipWellington Township, MichiganWellington Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 296.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land....
to the west and large portions of Wilson TownshipWilson Township, Alpena County, MichiganWilson Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,074 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
, Green TownshipGreen Township, MichiganGreen Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,205 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
, and Ossineke TownshipOssineke Township, MichiganOssineke Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,761 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
. - Leer is an unincorporated community near the northern boundary of the township at 45°11′52"N 83°44′22"W The rural settlement was named after Lier, NorwayLier, NorwayLier is an affluent municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lier. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838...
, by the Norwegian immigrants who settled here. A post office operated from March 1901 until April 1910. Leer and the northern portion of Long Rapids Township is served by the PosenPosen, MichiganPosen is a village in Presque Isle County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 292. The village is located within Posen Township....
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...
of 49776. - Long Rapids is an unincorporated community in the central portion of the township at the junction of M-65M-65 (Michigan highway)M-65 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway runs between termini on US Highway 23 near Omer and Rogers City in the northeastern Lower Peninsula of the state. M-65 runs inland through several small communities in the region, passing through forests and fields along...
and Long Rapids Road. It is less than a mile north of the main branch of the Thunder Bay RiverThunder Bay RiverThe Thunder Bay River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It drains much of Alpena County and Montmorency County, and a small portion of Oscoda County, into Thunder Bay on the eastern side of northern Michigan...
at 45°07′33"N 83°43′21"W with the name coming from the long stretch of rapids in the nearby river. The settlement developed around the sawmill of Albert Merrill and was at first known as "Merrillville". A post office named "Long Rapids" operated from October 1873 until August 1933.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 54.7 square miles (141.7 km²), of which, 54.7 square miles (141.7 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 404 households, and 300 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 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.10% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% 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 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 404 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% 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, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,083, and the median income for a family was $41,818. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $20,694 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 $16,829. About 2.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.