Dickson township, Manistee County, Michigan (MI)

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Dickson township, MI map Land area: 70.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 929 (all rural)

Males: 472	(50.8%)
Females: 457	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 928 (818 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	26%

Races in Dickson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.5%

Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 42.9

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Average household size: 2.55

Dickson township:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,757 ($33,309 in 1999)

This township:	$35,757
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $432 (lower quartile is $379, upper quartile is $482)

Here:	$432
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,490 (it was $77,900 in 2000)

Dickson township:	$112,490
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,839 - $136,858

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $145,932
Here: $145,932
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $384,575
Here: $384,575
State: $181,134

Mobile homes: $64,082
Here: $64,082
State: $39,606

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.2%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dickson township: Tippy Dam North Recreation Area, Blacksmith Bayou Campground, Blacksmith Bayou Public Access, High Bridge Public Access, Oak Grove School.

Cemeteries: Dickson Cemetery, Brethren Cemetery.

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blacksmith Bayou, Center Lake, Clarence Lake, Dickson Lake, Eleanor, Lake, Tippy Dam Pond, Tippy Dam, Leitch Bayou.

Creeks: Podunk Creek, Dead Creek, Peterson Creek, Slagle Creek, Sands Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (86% naturalized citizens)

Dickson township:	0.8%
State:	5.3%

58% of Dickson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% 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: 726
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 115
South: 23
West: 16

Dickson township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 483
One, attached: 3
Two: 3
Mobile homes: 141
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,500

Housing units in Dickson township with a mortgage: 91 (4 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 80
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 175
1960 to 1969: 74
1950 to 1959: 65
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 113

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dickson township, Michigan:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 84 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 44 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 9 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dickson township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 144 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 6 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 79 2 vehicles: 155 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 26 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 0 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 (22%)
Public administration (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dickson township:

German (25.7%)
English (13.8%)
United States or American (12.7%)
Irish (9.0%)
Polish (6.8%)
Dutch (5.9%)
Scottish (3.1%)

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

Germany (57%)
Other Western Europe (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 275 (76%)
Carpooled: 57 (16%)
Walked: 13 (4%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%) Wood (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Utility gas (3%) Electricity (3%)

98.4% of residents of Dickson township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 897

In family households: 769 (197 male householders, 67 female householders)
213 spouses, 233 children (204 natural, 4 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128 (66 male householders (52 living alone)), 35 female householders (27 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 148 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

145 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (23 men, 38 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	12.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	33.3%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dickson township:

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