Raber Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Raber Township is a civil township
of Chippewa County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 670 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 143.1 square miles (370.6 km²), of which, 98.1 square miles (254.1 km²) of it is land and 45 square miles (116.5 km²) of it (31.46%) is water.
of 2000, there were 670 people, 310 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density
was 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.64% White, 0.60% African American, 4.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races
, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples
living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,589, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $18,956. About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% 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
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. The population was 670 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
- Goetzville is an unincorporated community in the township on 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...
approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of M-134M-134 (Michigan highway)M-134 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It connects Interstate 75 north of St. Ignace with the communities of Cedarville and De Tour Village along Lake Huron. East of De Tour, the highway crosses the De Tour Passage on a ferry to run south of the...
at 46°03′29"N 84°05′32"W. The Goetzville 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...
49736 serves the central portion of the township, as well a small area in the southeast corner of Pickford TownshipPickford Township, MichiganPickford 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.-Communities:...
and areas in the northwest of Detour TownshipDetour Township, MichiganDetour Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 894 at the 2000 census. The township is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.-Communities:...
. The Goetz family settled here in 1882. A post office was established in October 1882 spelled as Gatesville, but was changed to Goetzville in February 1917. - Raber is an unincorporated community on Raber Bay in the St. Mary's River. It is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Goetzville at 46°05′21"N 84°04′17"W. The first white settler is considered to be John Stevenson from ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, who emigrated here in 1878. It was named for Mueller M. Raber, a pioneer lumberman in the area. A post office operated from September 1889 until December 1954. - Stalwart is an unincorporated community in the township on 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...
approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) west-northwest of Goetzville at 46°05′53"N 84°14′19"W. Stalwart is an acceptable name for the Goetzville ZIP code. Stalwart was first settled in 1878. An application was submitted in 1881 for a post office to be named "Garfield", after U.S. President James A. Garfield, but the name was already in use at the time by another post office. The application was resubmitted for a post office named "Arthur", after Chester A. ArthurChester A. ArthurChester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
, and was denied for the same reason. Because Garfield and Arthur represented what was known as the Stalwart (politics) faction of the Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, the application was made for the post office to be named "Stalwart". The office was established in February 1881. - De Tour VillageDe Tour Village, MichiganDe Tour Village is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 325 at the 2010 census.The village is at the extreme eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Detour Township, at the turning point for the shipping channel connecting the St. Mary's River...
is to the southeast, but the De Tour Village ZIP code, 49725, serves the southeast corner of Raber Township. - Pickford is to the northwest, but the Pickford ZIP code, 49774, serves the northwest corner of Raber Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 143.1 square miles (370.6 km²), of which, 98.1 square miles (254.1 km²) of it is land and 45 square miles (116.5 km²) of it (31.46%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 670 people, 310 households, and 208 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.64% White, 0.60% African American, 4.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% 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, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,589, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $23,750 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 $18,956. About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.