Wilmot Township, Michigan

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Wilmot Township is a township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 826 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.9 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 826 people, 295 households, and 222 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.9/km² (23.1/mi²). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 5.0/km² (13.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.52% White, 3.15% Native American, 0.12% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 295 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $24,625 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,625. About 9.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.