Norway Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Norway Township is a civil township
of Dickinson County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,639 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235.4 km²), of which, 89.3 square miles (231.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (1.77%) is water.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,639 people, 630 households, and 468 families residing in the township. The population density
was 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km²). There were 766 housing units at an average density of 8.6 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.84% White, 0.06% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races
, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population. 18.8% were of Italian, 14.5% German
, 12.7% Polish
, 8.6% French
, 7.5% Swedish, 7.2% French Canadian
and 5.5% Irish
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 630 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples
living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $49,141. Males had a median income of $35,577 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $19,938. About 5.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Dickinson County
Dickinson County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,472 people, 11,386 households, and 7,583 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 13,702 housing units at an average density of 18 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"....
. The population was 1,639 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
- The City of NorwayNorway, MichiganNorway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....
is at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous. - Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Norway Township on U.S. Highway 2 about three miles east of the Village of Norway at 45°46′50"N 87°51′45"W.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235.4 km²), of which, 89.3 square miles (231.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (1.77%) is water.
Demographics
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,639 people, 630 households, and 468 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km²). There were 766 housing units at an average density of 8.6 per square mile (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.84% White, 0.06% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population. 18.8% were of Italian, 14.5% German
Germans
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, 12.7% Polish
Poles
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, 8.6% French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, 7.5% Swedish, 7.2% French Canadian
French Canadian
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and 5.5% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 630 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $49,141. Males had a median income of $35,577 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $19,938. About 5.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.