Bethel township, Branch County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,421 (all rural)
| Males: 773 |  (54.4%) |
| Females: 648 |  (45.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,331 (1,128 owner occupied, 203 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Bethel township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 86.2%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.80
| Bethel township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Bethel township: | $42,610 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $515 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,618 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
| : | $94,618 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 40 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 47.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Bethel township: First Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Card Cemetery (1), Snow Prairie Cemetery (2), Ammerman Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Palmitere Lake (A), Monroe Lake (B), Duncan Lake (C), Sprong Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Bethel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 19
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
90 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bethel township:
- German (52.6%)
- Norwegian (36.8%)
- Swedish (10.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Worked at home: 9 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (40%)
90 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19- In family households: 13 (7 male householders, 0 female householders)
6 spouses, 0 children (0 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: 7 2-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
278 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (35 men, 34 women).