Baraga township, Baraga County, Michigan (MI)

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Baraga township, MI map Land area: 185.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 3,542 (all rural)

Males: 2,045	(57.7%)
Females: 1,497	(42.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,934 (2,228 owner occupied, 706 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	26%

Races in Baraga township:

White Non-Hispanic: 67.3%
Black: 12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 13.8%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 5.2%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 37.5

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 3.10

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Baraga.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Lakes and reservoirs: Big Lake, Jackson Lakes, Kelly Lake, Prickett Lake.

Rivers and creeks: Leviture Creek, Rock River, Plumbago Creek, Pine Creek, Sixmile Creek, Menge Creek, Ogemaw Creek, Hershley Creek, West Branch Sturgeon River.

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (53% naturalized citizens)

Baraga township:	0.9%
State:	5.3%

66% of Baraga township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 2933
Northeast: 50
Midwest: 241
South: 167
West: 58

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Baraga township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

595 people in state prisons
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,050
One, attached: 18
Two: 60
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 25
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 45
Mobile homes: 187
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,000

Housing units in Baraga township with a mortgage: 221 (10 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 262

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 92
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 244
1970 to 1979: 257
1960 to 1969: 171
1950 to 1959: 131
1940 to 1949: 69
1939 or earlier: 377

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 92
5 rooms: 254
6 rooms: 187
7 rooms: 130
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 64

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 99
4 rooms: 47
5 rooms: 80
6 rooms: 25
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 24
2 bedrooms: 250
3 bedrooms: 382
4 bedrooms: 137
5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baraga township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 127
2 bedrooms: 81
3 bedrooms: 73
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 234
2 vehicles: 364
3 vehicles: 143
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

no vehicle: 82
1 vehicle: 152
2 vehicles: 64
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (19%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Machinery (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Construction (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Baraga township:

Finnish (28.3%)
German (9.6%)
French (except Basque) (8.8%)
French Canadian (4.7%)
United States or American (3.5%)
Italian (3.4%)
Irish (2.9%)

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

Philippines (25%)
Italy (16%)
Haiti (16%)
Other Northern Europe (13%)
Germany (13%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 940 (77%)
Carpooled: 148 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 42 (3%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 57 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (48%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Wood (13%)
Electricity (5%)

595 people in state prisons
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

89.1% of residents of Baraga township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
7.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,898

In family households: 2,451 (608 male householders, 168 female householders)
541 spouses, 979 children (907 natural, 35 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 41 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 447 (195 male householders (167 living alone)), 209 female householders (190 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 605 (574 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 355 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 159 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 357 1-person, 42 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

556 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (64 men, 150 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	10.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	6.3%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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