Mullett Township, Michigan
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Mullett Township is a township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,284 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- Topinabee is an unincorporated community on the southwest shore of Mullett Lake at . It is on M-27 (Michigan highway)M-27 about 15 miles southwest of Cheboygan. It is 611 feet above sea level and the ZIP code is 49791.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²). 49.3 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 43.1 km² (16.7 mi²) of it (46.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,284 people, 545 households, and 377 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.0/km² (67.4/mi²). There were 1,076 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km² (56.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.00% White, 0.31% African American, 3.74% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 545 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $36,731. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $20,284 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,758. About 5.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
