Beaver township, Newaygo County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 608 (all rural)
| Males: 320 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 288 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 574 (500 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Beaver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.0%
- Black: 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.93
| Beaver township: | 2.9 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.36
| Beaver township: | $44,289 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $507 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,507 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $100,507 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 40.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 25.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Smitty's Hideaway and Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Beaver township: Volney Bible Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Volney Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Bass Lake (A), Brant Lake (B), Crepin Lake (C), Island Lake (D), Rollway Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Winnepesaug Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
96% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 72
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
11 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Construction (20%)
- Metal and metal products (17%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (55.4%)
- Irish (21.4%)
- Norwegian (8.9%)
- Russian (5.4%)
- Scottish (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (72%)
- Walked: 3 (12%)
- Worked at home: 4 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Other fuel (11%)
23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
11 people in nursing homes
94.1% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 76- In family households: 70 (16 male householders, 6 female householders)
22 spouses, 26 children (26 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
135 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (12 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |