Covington township, Baraga County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 193.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population: 569 (all rural)

Males: 296	(52.0%)
Females: 273	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 531 (481 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	26%

Races in Covington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 50.6
Median age of females: 50.7

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Average household size: 2.23

Covington township:	2.2 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.77

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,088 ($37,344 in 1999)

This township:	$40,088
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $418 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $441)

Here:	$418
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,844 (it was $54,600 in 2000)

Covington township:	$78,844
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,282 - $113,520

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $138,272
Here: $138,272
State: $200,820

Mobile homes: $26,719
Here: $26,719
State: $39,606

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Covington township:	0.4%
State:	5.3%

78% of Covington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 534
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 35
South: 3
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Covington township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 300
One, attached: 2
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,000

Housing units in Covington township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 25
1980 to 1989: 17
1970 to 1979: 58
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 18
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 173

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington township, Michigan:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 63 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 7

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 58 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 34 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 8 3 bedrooms: 2 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 51 2 vehicles: 78 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 12 2 vehicles: 8 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (23%)
Public administration (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Wood products (9%)
Construction (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Wood products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Woodworkers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Covington township:

Finnish (68.0%)
German (5.9%)
French (except Basque) (5.0%)
Irish (3.6%)
French Canadian (3.3%)
Dutch (2.9%)
English (2.1%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 148 (66%)
Carpooled: 69 (31%)
Walked: 1 (0%)
Other means: 4 (2%)
Worked at home: 2 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Wood (24%) Electricity (4%) Utility gas (2%)

38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

78.1% of residents of Covington township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
19.5% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 557

In family households: 479 (161 male householders, 4 female householders)
143 spouses, 159 children (146 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 78 (46 male householders (43 living alone)), 27 female householders (26 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 4 2-persons.

81 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (9 men, 1 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	20.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

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

Here:	14.3%
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)

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 Covington township:

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