Baraga Township, Michigan
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Baraga Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,542. The village of Baraga is located in the southeast corner of the township.
[edit] Communities
- Arnheim is an unincorporated community at .
- Assinins is an unincorporated community at .
- Baraga is a village at the junction of US-41 and M-38 in the southeast corner of the township.
- Bear Town is an unincorporated community on US-41 north of Baraga at .
- Keweenaw Bay is an unincorporated community at .
- Pelkie is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 485.1 km² (187.3 mi²). 480.8 km² (185.6 mi²) of it is land and 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (0.88%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,542 people, 1,178 households, and 777 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.4/km² (19.1/mi²). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km² (7.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 67.56% White, 12.11% African American, 14.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 5.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 1,178 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 136.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $32,373 versus $23,516 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,550. About 8.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
