Surrey township, Clare County, Michigan (MI)

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Surrey township, MI map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 3,555 (all rural)

Males: 1,713	(48.2%)
Females: 1,842	(51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,444 (2,940 owner occupied, 504 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

Races in Surrey township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 43.3

Average houshold size: 2.39
Average family size: 2.86

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Population density: 101 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Farwell.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Surrey Cemetery.

Lakes and swamps: Minnow Lake, Bear Lake, Russell Lake, Schoomaker Lake, Shoonemaker Lake, Clear Lake, Thirteen, Lake, Thurston Lake.

Creeks: Loon Lake Creek, Elm Creek, White Sand Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (100% naturalized citizens)

Surrey township:	0.5%
State:	5.3%

61% of Surrey 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, 74% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 3177
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 134
South: 150
West: 77

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,200

Surrey township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Surrey township, Michigan

70 people in nursing homes
18 people in other group homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,554
One, attached: 9
Two: 12
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 29
10 to 19: 5
20 to 49: 30
Mobile homes: 320
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,400

Housing units in Surrey township with a mortgage: 438 (18 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 342

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 83
1995 to 1998: 159
1990 to 1994: 147
1980 to 1989: 249
1970 to 1979: 525
1960 to 1969: 325
1950 to 1959: 253
1940 to 1949: 107
1939 or earlier: 129

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

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 56
4 rooms: 221
5 rooms: 339
6 rooms: 274
7 rooms: 179
8 rooms: 65
9 or more rooms: 53

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 76
4 rooms: 53
5 rooms: 59
6 rooms: 27
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 60
2 bedrooms: 400
3 bedrooms: 580
4 bedrooms: 147
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Surrey township:

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 83
2 bedrooms: 112
3 bedrooms: 48
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 79
1 vehicle: 403
2 vehicles: 500
3 vehicles: 182
4 vehicles: 34
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 46
1 vehicle: 130
2 vehicles: 58
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 6

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Surrey township:

German (21.4%)
United States or American (17.4%)
English (12.8%)
Irish (8.5%)
Polish (6.3%)
French (except Basque) (6.1%)
French Canadian (3.5%)

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

Canada (61%)
Italy (22%)
United Kingdom (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,108 (80%)
Carpooled: 200 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
Walked: 22 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 35 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

People in group quarters in Surrey township, Michigan

70 people in nursing homes
18 people in other group homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped

97.1% of residents of Surrey township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,470

In family households: 2,933 (776 male householders, 225 female householders)
769 spouses, 927 children (820 natural, 12 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 39 other relatives, 96 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 537 (183 male householders (147 living alone)), 271 female householders (246 living alone)), 83 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 125 (84 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 536 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 163 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 393 1-person, 51 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

510 married couples with children.
203 single-parent households (60 men, 143 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

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

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 3

Here:	2.8%
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)

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