Dover township, Otsego County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 614 (all rural)

Males: 324	(52.8%)
Females: 290	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 611 (565 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	26%

Races in Dover township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 33.8
Median age of females: 33.8

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Average household size: 2.86

Dover township:	2.9 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.26

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,307 ($45,000 in 1999)

This township:	$48,307
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $546 (lower quartile is $512, upper quartile is $575)

Here:	$546
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,718 (it was $120,300 in 2000)

Dover township:	$173,718
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,475 - $210,906

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $212,901
Here: $212,901
State: $200,820

In 2-unit structures: $267,056
Here: $267,056
State: $129,336

Mobile homes: $92,917
Here: $92,917
State: $39,606

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)

Dover township:	0.5%
State:	5.3%

68% of Dover township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 550
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 28
South: 19
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Dover township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

3 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 252
Two: 44
3 or 4: 2
Mobile homes: 27
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $83,300

Housing units in Dover township with a mortgage: 61 (9 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 41
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 36
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 69
1960 to 1969: 46
1950 to 1959: 18
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 30

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dover township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 49 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 22

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dover township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 32 3 bedrooms: 126 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dover township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 9 3 bedrooms: 6 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Dover township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 110 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Dover township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 11 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 (23%)
Mining (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Carpenters (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dover township:

Polish (25.3%)
German (16.7%)
United States or American (12.9%)
Irish (8.9%)
English (6.7%)
French Canadian (3.6%)
Dutch (2.9%)

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

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 217 (77%)
Carpooled: 42 (15%)
Ferryboat: 2 (1%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 17 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%) Wood (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Utility gas (7%) Electricity (2%)

3 people in other group homes

98.0% of residents of Dover township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 614

In family households: 563 (156 male householders, 15 female householders)
149 spouses, 224 children (211 natural, 5 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 51 (30 male householders (25 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 4 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

151 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (15 men, 10 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	21.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	5.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	45.5%
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 Dover township:

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