Torch Lake township, Antrim County, Michigan (MI)

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Torch Lake township, MI map Land area: 15.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,159 (all rural)

Males: 592	(51.1%)
Females: 567	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,154 (1,035 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	26%

Races in Torch Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 51.8
Median age of females: 52.9

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Average household size: 2.32

Torch Lake township:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.66

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,169 ($35,556 in 1999)

This township:	$38,169
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $214 (lower quartile is $200, upper quartile is $225)

Here:	$214
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,119 (it was $35,400 in 2000)

Torch Lake township:	$51,119
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $13,446 - $14,405

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $32,523
Here: $32,523
State: $200,820

Population density: 76 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Lake View Cemetery, Russell Cemetery.

Creek: Eastport Creek.

73% of Torch Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

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

This state: 31
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 9
South: 0
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

5 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 20

Housing units in Torch Lake township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 7
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Torch Lake township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torch Lake township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 5 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Torch Lake township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 0 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torch Lake township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 5 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Torch Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 6 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Torch Lake township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 5 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (53%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (2%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (34%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Other direct selling establishments (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (24%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Torch Lake township:

German (72.5%)
Norwegian (27.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Carpooled: 8 (32%)
Worked at home: 17 (68%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)

5 people in other group homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 40

In family households: 23 (9 male householders, 0 female householders)
6 spouses, 8 children (8 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 9 3-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person.

169 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (10 men, 14 women).

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Torch Lake township:

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