Covington Township, Michigan

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Covington Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 569.

1 Communities
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Communities

There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and historic locales:

Covington is an unincorporated community at 46°32′29″N, 88°32′14″W on US 141 near the junction with M-28. Township offices are located there as well as the Covington Township Historical Museum. Covington was first settled by French Canadians in 1885. When a post office was established in 1895, the first postmaster, John Lyons, named it after his hometown of Covington, Kentucky. It now has a significant Finnish population. ^[1]
Tioga is a place name between the Tioga River and Pelkie Creek at 46°33′30″N, 88°20′55″W. ^[2]
Tunis is place name on the Perch River at 46°33′30″N, 88°30′35″W. ^[3]
Vermilac is a place at 46°31′51″N, 88°27′32″W. ^[4]
Watton is an unincorporated community at 46°32′15″N, 88°36′23″W about four miles west of Covington on M-28. This stop on the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railroad is a Finnish village, established by August Kotila in 1903. A post office was established in 1912. ^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 508.6 km² (196.4 mi²). 500.4 km² (193.2 mi²) of it is land and 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it (1.63%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 569 people, 238 households, and 158 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.1/km² (2.9/mi²). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 0.7/km² (1.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.54% White, 0.88% Native American, 0.35% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 238 households out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,344, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,297. About 6.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 33.6% of those age 65 or over.