Ionia township, Ionia County, Michigan (MI)

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Ionia township, MI map Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 3,669 (33% urban, 67% rural)

Males: 1,841	(50.2%)
Females: 1,828	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,659 (3,327 owner occupied, 332 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	26%

Races in Ionia township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 33.2
Median age of females: 33.8

Average houshold size: 2.74
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 109 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	19.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Highland Park Cemetery, Tuttle Cemetery, Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Creeks: Prairie Creek, Dry Creek.

59% of Ionia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 451
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 12
South: 64
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800

Ionia township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

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Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 197
Mobile homes: 67

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500

Housing units in Ionia township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 88
1970 to 1979: 58
1960 to 1969: 23
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 44

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ionia township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 28
5 rooms: 60
6 rooms: 41
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 19

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ionia township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 121
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia township:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 7
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 49
2 vehicles: 78
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 15
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (40%)
Wood products (22%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (20%)
Public administration (20%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Bus drivers (7%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ionia township:

Irish (27.1%)
English (20.6%)
Italian (9.7%)
United States or American (6.1%)
French (except Basque) (5.5%)
German (4.8%)
French Canadian (4.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 192 (75%)
Carpooled: 43 (17%)
Walked: 22 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Wood (23%)
Utility gas (18%)
Electricity (15%)
Other fuel (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

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99.2% of residents of Ionia township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 522

In family households: 449 (116 male householders, 28 female householders)
120 spouses, 164 children (152 natural, 5 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 73 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 43 female householders (26 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 17 2-persons.

694 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (76 men, 182 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	15.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	49.0%
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 Ionia township:

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