Ensign township, Delta County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 59.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.8 sq. mi.
Population: 780 (all rural)
| Males: 404 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 376 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 780 (740 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Ensign township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.8%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.39
| Ensign township: | 2.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Ensign township: | $41,052 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,742 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $96,742 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 28.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ensign township: Vagabond Resort and Campground (A), Ensign Station (B), Slab Dock Campground (C), Maywood Campground (D), Ensign Township Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Johnston Cemetery (1), Ogontz Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Schaawe Lake (A), Malman Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Ogontz River (A), Black George Creek (B), Big River (C), Johnston Creek (D), Little River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ensign township: Twin Springs Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Ensign township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29
Housing units in Ensign township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (17%)
- Paper (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Paper (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ensign township:
- Norwegian (85.7%)
- Dutch (7.1%)
- Scandinavian (7.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2 (14%)
- Walked: 10 (71%)
- Worked at home: 2 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Coal or coke (17%)
89.3% of residents of Ensign township speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28- In family households: 22 (12 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
151 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (9 men, 14 women).