Beaugrand Township, Michigan
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Beaugrand Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,157.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 62.0 km² (23.9 mi²). 61.8 km² (23.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 484 households, and 351 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.7/km² (48.5/mi²). There were 643 housing units at an average density of 10.4/km² (27.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.78% White, 0.17% African American, 2.25% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 484 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $39,779. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,244. About 6.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
