Fort Gratiot township, St. Clair County, Michigan (MI)

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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

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 665 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Fort Gratiot township include: North Gate Church, State Road Church, Lakeshore Church.

Creek: Doe Creek.

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

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fort Gratiot township:

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