Amboy township, Hillsdale County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,224 (all rural)
| Males: 630 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 594 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,211 (1,082 owner occupied, 129 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Amboy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.65
| Amboy township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Amboy township: | $39,996 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $502 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,121 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $100,121 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 41 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Salvation Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Amboy township include: Osborn Church (A), Amboy Church (B), Salem Church (C), Lake View United Brethren Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hagaman Cemetery (1), Amboy Cemetery (2), Drake Cemetery (3), Cellars Cemetery (4), Robinson Family Cemetery (5), Alfred Cemetery (6), Osborn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake C (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Laird Creek (A), West Fork West Branch Saint Joseph River (B), East Fork West Branch Saint Joseph River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Amboy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 115
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 9
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $179,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Amboy township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (36%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (41%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Amboy township:
- Norwegian (57.8%)
- German (11.6%)
- Polish (10.9%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
- English (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (55%)
- Carpooled: 25 (34%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 5 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
95.4% of residents of Amboy township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 156- In family households: 150 (47 male householders, 5 female householders)
42 spouses, 48 children (40 natural, 6 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
236 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (20 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 7.4% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |