Chikaming township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI)

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Chikaming township, MI map Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,678 (5% urban, 95% rural)

Males: 1,816	(49.4%)
Females: 1,862	(50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,678 (3,232 owner occupied, 446 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	26%

Races in Chikaming township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
Black: 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 46.0
Median age of females: 47.0

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Average household size: 2.23

Chikaming township:	2.2 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.73

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,788 ($40,134 in 1999)

This township:	$43,788
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $389 (lower quartile is $327, upper quartile is $482)

Here:	$389
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,429 (it was $83,700 in 2000)

Chikaming township:	$124,429
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,550 - $176,045

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $191,777
Here: $191,777
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,274
Here: $191,274
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $145,729
Here: $145,729
State: $129,336

Mobile homes: $36,197
Here: $36,197
State: $39,606

Population density: 167 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Chikaming township: Harbert Church.

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery.

Lake: Bob-A-Ron Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (33% naturalized citizens)

Chikaming township:	0.1%
State:	5.3%

72% of Chikaming township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1351
Northeast: 28
Midwest: 60
South: 33
West: 14

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Chikaming township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 401
One, attached: 2
Two: 3
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 194

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,300

Housing units in Chikaming township with a mortgage: 123 (13 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 62
1990 to 1994: 62
1980 to 1989: 58
1970 to 1979: 135
1960 to 1969: 65
1950 to 1959: 46
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 127

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chikaming township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 110 6 rooms: 133 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 42

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chikaming township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 15 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chikaming township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 152 3 bedrooms: 247 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chikaming township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 36 3 bedrooms: 30 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Chikaming township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 107 2 vehicles: 234 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Chikaming township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Chemicals (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Health care (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bus drivers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Chikaming township:

German (39.3%)
Irish (12.1%)
United States or American (10.8%)
English (7.0%)
Polish (6.9%)
Scotch-Irish (5.8%)
Italian (5.6%)

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

Other Northern Europe (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 625 (87%)
Carpooled: 56 (8%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 21 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%) Other fuel (2%)

98.7% of residents of Chikaming township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,481

In family households: 1,312 (358 male householders, 70 female householders)
370 spouses, 455 children (392 natural, 18 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 169 (78 male householders (55 living alone)), 61 female householders (59 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 114 1-person, 21 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

553 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (47 men, 73 women).

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

Here:	4.2%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	19.6%
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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chikaming township:

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