Alcona township, Alcona County, Michigan (MI)

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Alcona township, MI map Land area: 57.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.8 sq. mi.
Population: 1,089 (all rural)

Males: 559	(51.3%)
Females: 530	(48.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,089 (1,033 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	26%

Races in Alcona township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 57.6
Median age of females: 57.9

Average houshold size: 2.08
Average family size: 2.50

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Lost Lake Woods.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Lakes and swamps: Muskrat Lake, Potvin Lake, Deer Lake, Ludwig Swamp.

Creeks: Gauthier Creek, Liston Creek, DeRocher Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (75% naturalized citizens)

Alcona township:	0.7%
State:	5.3%

64% of Alcona township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 925
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 69
South: 41
West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,000

Alcona township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,225
One, attached: 5
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,400

Housing units in Alcona township with a mortgage: 172 (14 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 225

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 61
1990 to 1994: 56
1980 to 1989: 155
1970 to 1979: 351
1960 to 1969: 223
1950 to 1959: 184
1940 to 1949: 119
1939 or earlier: 110

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alcona township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 24
4 rooms: 64
5 rooms: 131
6 rooms: 138
7 rooms: 70
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 33

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alcona township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alcona township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 22
2 bedrooms: 160
3 bedrooms: 234
4 bedrooms: 63
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alcona township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Alcona township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 165
2 vehicles: 240
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Alcona township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 17
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Machinery (16%)
Construction (16%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Social assistance (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Top executives (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Child care workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Art and design workers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Alcona township:

German (20.1%)
English (15.1%)
French (except Basque) (10.9%)
Polish (10.8%)
Irish (7.3%)
French Canadian (6.9%)
United States or American (4.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (50%)
Germany (38%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 211 (73%)
Carpooled: 59 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
Utility gas (31%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

97.5% of residents of Alcona township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,109

In family households: 950 (346 male householders, 27 female householders)
339 spouses, 209 children (197 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 159 (78 male householders (76 living alone)), 73 female householders (69 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 272 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 145 1-person, 6 2-persons.

120 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (18 men, 10 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	7.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	13.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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