Pickford Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Pickford Township is a civil township
of Chippewa County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 1,584.
, the township has a total area of 119.5 square miles (309.5 km²), of which, 108.4 square miles (280.8 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (28.5 km²) of it (9.24%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 607 households, and 475 families residing in the township. The population density
was 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.11% White, 0.06% African American, 5.81% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 607 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples
living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,850, and the median income for a family was $43,882. Males had a median income of $34,444 versus $22,007 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,320. About 4.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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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 1,584.
Communities
- Kelden (also spelled Keldon) is an unincorporated community in the township at 46°12′57"N 84°17′25"W. A post office was established in May 1896.
- Pickford is an unincorporated community on M-129M-129 (Michigan highway)M-129 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from Cedarville to Sault Ste. Marie. South of Nine Mile Road in Chippewa County , M-129 overlays the Michigan Meridian. The section of M-129 that overlays the meridian is named Meridian Road...
about two miles south of M-48M-48 (Michigan highway)M-48 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It connects Rudyard with Pickford and continues to the far eastern end of the UP. The highway runs for through rural parts of Chippewa County, including along the county line with Mackinac County...
at 46°09′28"N 84°21′49"W. It is at the junction of four survey townshipSurvey townshipSurvey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land, that is nominally six miles on a side...
s, and a portion is within Marquette TownshipMarquette Township, Mackinac County, MichiganMarquette Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 659 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in adjacent Mackinac CountyMackinac County, Michigan-Local Airports:*Mackinac County Airport *Mackinac Island Airport -Airline service:The nearest airports with scheduled passenger service are:*Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste...
. Charles W. Pickford from Ontario, Canada first settled here on the Munuscong RiverMunuscong River-References:*...
in 1877. A post office was established in February 1880. The Pickford 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...
, 49774, serves most of Pickford Township as well as portions of southern Bruce TownshipBruce Township, Chippewa County, MichiganBruce Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,940.-Communities:...
, eastern Raber TownshipRaber Township, MichiganRaber Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Goetzville is an unincorporated community in the township on M-48 approximately north of M-134 at...
, and northeast Marquette TownshipMarquette Township, Mackinac County, MichiganMarquette Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 659 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. - Stirlingville is an unincorporated community in the township at 46°11′14"N 84°19′16"W This was at first called "Jolly's Landing" and was renamed for William P. Stirling, a local storekeeper and steamboat operator. A post office was established in February 1888.
- Barbeau is to the northeast in Bruce Township, but the Barbeau ZIP code 49710 serves the northeast portion of the township.
- Goetzville and Stalwart are to the southeast and the ZIP code 49736 serves the southeast corner of the township.
- Kinross to the northwest and the Kinross ZIP code 49752 serves an area in the northwest part of the township.
- KincheloeKincheloe, MichiganKincheloe Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force base during the Cold War. Built in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1943 during World War II, the base was in service until 1977....
is to the northwest and the Kincheloe ZIP code 49788 serves a small area in the northwest part of the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 119.5 square miles (309.5 km²), of which, 108.4 square miles (280.8 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (28.5 km²) of it (9.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,584 people, 607 households, and 475 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 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.11% White, 0.06% African American, 5.81% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.
There were 607 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% 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, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,850, and the median income for a family was $43,882. Males had a median income of $34,444 versus $22,007 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 $16,320. About 4.1% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.