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Cannon township, MI map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 12,075 (47% urban, 53% rural)
Males: 6,117  (50.7%)
Females: 5,958  (49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 12,075 (11,401 owner occupied, 674 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  6%
State:  26%


Races in Cannon township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
  • Black: 0.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 35.7

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Average household size: 3.09

Cannon township:  3.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.38

Estimated median household income in 2008: $77,155 ($70,925 in 1999)
This township:  $77,155
Michigan:  $48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $824 (lower quartile is $743, upper quartile is $968)
Here:  $824
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $268,692 (it was $192,800 in 2000)
Cannon township:  $268,692
Michigan:  $151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $168,958 - $350,575

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $298,126
Here:  $298,126
State:  $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $213,547
Here:  $213,547
State:  $162,147

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $73,412
Here:  $73,412
State:  $135,097

Mobile homes: $34,250
Here:  $34,250
State:  $39,606
Population density: 336 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  2.5%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (59% naturalized citizens)

Cannon township:  1.9%
State:  5.3%

56% of Cannon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Michigan.


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

  • This state: 9386
  • Northeast: 302
  • Midwest: 1331
  • South: 523
  • West: 263

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $197,700

Cannon township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,770
  • One, attached: 156
  • Two: 28
  • 3 or 4: 122
  • 5 to 9: 47
  • 10 to 19: 10
  • Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Cannon township with a mortgage: 2,457 (217 second mortgage, 496 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 649



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 271
  • 1995 to 1998: 752
  • 1990 to 1994: 472
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,010
  • 1970 to 1979: 592
  • 1960 to 1969: 307
  • 1950 to 1959: 246
  • 1940 to 1949: 134
  • 1939 or earlier: 389


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cannon township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 46
  • 4 rooms: 127
  • 5 rooms: 325
  • 6 rooms: 579
  • 7 rooms: 796
  • 8 rooms: 775
  • 9 or more rooms: 993



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cannon township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 17
  • 3 rooms: 43
  • 4 rooms: 60
  • 5 rooms: 87
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 33
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 5



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cannon township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 377
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,507
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,403
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 344



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cannon township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 161
  • 3 bedrooms: 56
  • 4 bedrooms: 32
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9



Cars and other vehicles available in Cannon township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 45
  • 1 vehicle: 491
  • 2 vehicles: 1,998
  • 3 vehicles: 748
  • 4 vehicles: 278
  • 5 or more vehicles: 81



Cars and other vehicles available in Cannon township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 9
  • 1 vehicle: 94
  • 2 vehicles: 145
  • 3 vehicles: 27
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Therapists (3%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cannon township:
  • German (24.5%)
  • Dutch (16.5%)
  • Irish (11.4%)
  • English (10.6%)
  • United States or American (6.4%)
  • Polish (6.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Other Eastern Europe (24%)
  • Philippines (20%)
  • Netherlands (9%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Greece (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,357 (88%)
  • Carpooled: 381 (6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 46 (1%)
  • Other means: 22 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 234 (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (73%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Wood (1%)

96.7% of residents of Cannon township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship


Households: 12,086
  • In family households: 11,377 (2,891 male householders, 467 female householders)
    3,073 spouses, 4,625 children (4,412 natural, 57 adopted, 156 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 115 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 709 (268 male householders (201 living alone)), 303 female householders (238 living alone)), 138 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,119 2-persons, 689 3-persons, 946 4-persons, 425 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 439 1-person, 127 2-persons, 5 5-persons.

3,667 married couples with children.
351 single-parent households (93 men, 258 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 242
Here:  12.9%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
Here:  7.3%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
Here:  22.0%
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 (Noninst.)




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