Calumet Township, Michigan
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Calumet Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,997 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Communities
- The village of Calumet is within the township.
- The village of Laurium is within the township.
- The village of Copper City is within the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.3 km² (33.3 mi²). 86.1 km² (33.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,997 people, 2,892 households, and 1,697 families residing in the township. The population density was 81.2/km² (210.4/mi²). There were 3,573 housing units at an average density of 41.5/km² (107.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% White, 0.11% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 2,892 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $24,928, and the median income for a family was $34,236. Males had a median income of $26,985 versus $21,420 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,711. About 11.9% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
