Norman Township, Michigan
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Norman Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,676 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a couple of unincorporated communities:
- Dublin is in the southern part of the township within the Manistee National Forest at . The main roads of the community are Seaman Rd and Hoxyville Rd. Dublin is located just a mile north of Sand Lake Camp, a United States Forest Service public campground.
- Wellston is in the Manistee National Forest just south of M-55, about 20 miles east of Manistee and about 25 miles west of Cadillac at . The ZIP code is 49689 and the elevation is 773 feet above sea level. Wellston, was named for the first postmaster, Adelmer J. Wells. The post office officially opened June 30, 1892. The town was founded by the Swigart Land Company along the Chicago & Western Michigan Railroad. Wellston is home to the world-renowned critically-ill kids' ministry Little Mary's Hospitality House, founded in 1982.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 186.9 km² (72.2 mi²). 183.4 km² (70.8 mi²) of it is land and 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (1.86%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,676 people, 681 households, and 493 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.1/km² (23.7/mi²). There were 1,632 housing units at an average density of 8.9/km² (23.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.00% White, 0.72% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 681 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,010, and the median income for a family was $35,057. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,081. About 8.6% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
