Sugar Island Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Sugar Island Township is a civil township
of Chippewa County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 683 at the 2000 census
. The township consists, entirely, of Sugar Island
in the St. Marys River
, and the waters directly around the island.
, the township has a total area of 76.4 square miles (197.9 km²), of which, 49.4 square miles (127.9 km²) of it is land and 27 square miles (69.9 km²) of it (35.32%) is water.
of 2000, there were 683 people, 294 households, and 211 families residing in the township. The population density
was 13.8 per square mile (5.3/km²). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 63.54% White, 30.01% Native American, 0.29% from other races
, and 6.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 294 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples
living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $38,846. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,076. About 7.3% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.6% 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
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 683 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...
. The township consists, entirely, of Sugar Island
Sugar Island (Michigan)
Sugar Island is an island in the U.S. state of Michigan in the St. Marys River between the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. The entire island constitutes Sugar Island Township in Chippewa County at the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula...
in the St. Marys River
St. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)
The St. Marys River , sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles southeast into Lake Huron, with a fall of ....
, and the waters directly around the island.
Communities
- Homestead is an unincorporated community on the southeaster end of the island at 46°20′17"N 84°07′21"W
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 76.4 square miles (197.9 km²), of which, 49.4 square miles (127.9 km²) of it is land and 27 square miles (69.9 km²) of it (35.32%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 683 people, 294 households, and 211 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 13.8 per square mile (5.3/km²). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 63.54% White, 30.01% Native American, 0.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 6.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 294 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% 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, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 110.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $38,846. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,000 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 $16,076. About 7.3% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.