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Fort Gratiot township, MI map Land area: 16.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 10,691 (85% urban, 15% rural)
Males: 5,116  (47.9%)
Females: 5,575  (52.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 10,438 (8,895 owner occupied, 1,543 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

26%


Races in Fort Gratiot township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
  • Black: 1.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 1.3%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.6

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Average household size: 2.56

Fort Gratiot township:

2.6 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2008: $55,193 ($50,736 in 1999)
This township:

$55,193
Michigan:

$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $630 (lower quartile is $543, upper quartile is $708)
Here:

$630
State:

$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $180,509 (it was $133,500 in 2000)
Fort Gratiot township:

$180,509
Michigan:

$151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,125 - $234,563

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $223,975
Here:

$223,975
State:

$192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,852
Here:

$182,852
State:

$162,147

In 2-unit structures: $333,933
Here:

$333,933
State:

$126,266

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,212
Here:

$139,212
State:

$150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,733
Here:

$131,733
State:

$135,097

Mobile homes: $64,647
Here:

$64,647
State:

$39,606
Population density: 665 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

5.7%
Whole state:

10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

2.1%
Whole state:

4.8%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Fort Gratiot township include: North Gate Church (A), State Road Church (B), Lakeshore Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Doe Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 368 (66% naturalized citizens)

Fort Gratiot township:  3.4%
State:  5.3%

57% of Fort Gratiot township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 8891
  • Northeast: 239
  • Midwest: 502
  • South: 426
  • West: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $101,800

Fort Gratiot township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Fort Gratiot township, Michigan:

  • 149 people in nursing homes
  • 93 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,343
  • One, attached: 44
  • Two: 42
  • 3 or 4: 66
  • 5 to 9: 301
  • 10 to 19: 201
  • 20 to 49: 34
  • 50 or more: 27
  • Mobile homes: 284

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,200


Housing units in Fort Gratiot township with a mortgage: 1,909 (117 second mortgage, 281 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 857

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 229
  • 1995 to 1998: 376
  • 1990 to 1994: 415
  • 1980 to 1989: 570
  • 1970 to 1979: 852
  • 1960 to 1969: 529
  • 1950 to 1959: 610
  • 1940 to 1949: 398
  • 1939 or earlier: 363

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Gratiot township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 52
  • 4 rooms: 152
  • 5 rooms: 506
  • 6 rooms: 871
  • 7 rooms: 782
  • 8 rooms: 566
  • 9 or more rooms: 345

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Gratiot township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 45
  • 3 rooms: 239
  • 4 rooms: 230
  • 5 rooms: 158
  • 6 rooms: 48
  • 7 rooms: 42
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Gratiot township:

  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 47
  • 2 bedrooms: 519
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,963
  • 4 bedrooms: 629
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 116

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Gratiot township:

  • no bedroom: 29
  • 1 bedroom: 341
  • 2 bedrooms: 317
  • 3 bedrooms: 66
  • 4 bedrooms: 30
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Gratiot township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 72
  • 1 vehicle: 768
  • 2 vehicles: 1,674
  • 3 vehicles: 533
  • 4 vehicles: 154
  • 5 or more vehicles: 85

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Gratiot township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 32
  • 1 vehicle: 489
  • 2 vehicles: 240
  • 3 vehicles: 15
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fort Gratiot township:

  • German (26.2%)
  • Irish (13.1%)
  • English (11.1%)
  • Polish (6.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (6.2%)
  • United States or American (5.8%)
  • Italian (4.2%)

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

  • Canada (51%)
  • United Kingdom (13%)
  • Asia, n.e.c. (9%)
  • Austria (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Korea (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,697 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 460 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0%)
  • Walked: 38 (1%)
  • Other means: 7 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 197 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Fort Gratiot township, Michigan:

  • 149 people in nursing homes
  • 93 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes for the physically handicapped

95.8% of residents of Fort Gratiot township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,413
  • In family households: 9,098 (2,531 male householders, 502 female householders)
    2,653 spouses, 3,030 children (2,759 natural, 97 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 26 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,315 (514 male householders (389 living alone)), 595 female householders (550 living alone)), 206 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 253 (146 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,378 2-persons, 609 3-persons, 640 4-persons, 313 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 939 1-person, 142 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 5 4-persons,

2,069 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (94 men, 345 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Here:

8.8%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:

4.3%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45
Here:

8.4%
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 Fort Gratiot township:

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