Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan
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Burt Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 480.
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[edit] Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities:
- Grand Marais is at the northern terminus of M-77 at and is the eastern gateway into the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
- Green Haven is at on M-77 north of Seney. [1]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 668.5 km² (258.1 mi²). 598.2 km² (230.9 mi²) of it is land and 70.3 km² (27.1 mi²) of it (10.52%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 480 people, 243 households, and 148 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.8/km² (2.1/mi²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 1.2/km² (3.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.62% Native American, and 1.88% from two or more races.
There were 243 households out of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.5% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 13.5% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 33.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,656. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,008. About 3.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
