Stanton township, Houghton County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 122.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,268 (all rural)

Males: 668	(52.7%)
Females: 600	(47.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,268 (1,140 owner occupied, 128 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	26%

Races in Stanton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.67

Stanton township:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.36

Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,555 ($38,200 in 1999)

This township:	$41,555
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $330 (lower quartile is $246, upper quartile is $448)

Here:	$330
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $117,274 (it was $80,700 in 2000)

Stanton township:	$117,274
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,739 - $174,710

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $169,674
Here: $169,674
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,228
Here: $68,228
State: $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $64,612
Here: $64,612
State: $126,266

Mobile homes: $51,222
Here: $51,222
State: $39,606

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	7.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (100% naturalized citizens)

Stanton township:	1.1%
State:	5.3%

77% of Stanton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1037
Northeast: 26
Midwest: 115
South: 33
West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Stanton 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: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 568
One, attached: 8
Two: 4
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 97
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,200

Housing units in Stanton township with a mortgage: 85 (11 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 78
1970 to 1979: 97
1960 to 1969: 102
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 53
1939 or earlier: 243

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 92 6 rooms: 80 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 63 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stanton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 167 4 bedrooms: 75 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanton township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 41 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Stanton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 87 2 vehicles: 201 3 vehicles: 77 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Stanton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 28 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (19%)
Construction (11%)
Wood products (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (28%)
Health care (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Top executives (3%)
Postsecondary teachers (3%)
Engineers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Stanton township:

Finnish (59.5%)
German (5.6%)
English (4.5%)
United States or American (3.4%)
Irish (2.9%)
French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Italian (2.8%)

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

Other Northern Europe (21%)
Other Eastern Europe (21%)
Polynesia (21%)
Mexico (14%)
Canada (14%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 387 (81%)
Carpooled: 66 (14%)
Walked: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 21 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Wood (27%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (1%)

90.7% of residents of Stanton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,271

In family households: 1,126 (283 male householders, 53 female householders)
278 spouses, 474 children (449 natural, 7 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 145 (90 male householders (86 living alone)), 38 female householders (24 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

317 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (16 men, 36 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	2.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	17.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Stanton township:

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