Erwin township, Gogebic County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 47.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 357 (all rural)
| Males: 188 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 169 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 357 (347 owner occupied, 10 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Erwin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.45
| Erwin township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Erwin township: | $34,154 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $410 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $64,495 (it was $42,600 in 2000)
| : | $64,495 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: McDonald Lake (A), Black River Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Wester Creek (A), Bice Creek (B), Underwood Creek (C), Palms Creek (D), Whitney Creek (E), McDonald Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Erwin 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: 48
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Erwin township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Erwin township:
- Norwegian (63.0%)
- German (16.7%)
- Austrian (9.3%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14 (78%)
- Worked at home: 4 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58- In family households: 53 (23 male householders, 0 female householders)
17 spouses, 13 children (9 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 5 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
74 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).