Blue Lake township, Muskegon County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,990 (2% urban, 98% rural)
| Males: 1,017 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 973 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,968 (1,707 owner occupied, 261 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Blue Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 87.8%
- Black: 6.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 35.2
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Average household size: 2.82
| Blue Lake township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Blue Lake township: | $41,630 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $524 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,200 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| : | $96,200 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,700
Here: $129,700 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $145,875
Here: $145,875 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $53,717
Here: $53,717 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,636
Here: $135,636 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $197,823
Here: $197,823 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,779
Here: $28,779 State: $33,033
| Population density: 58 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blue Lake township: Camp Pendalouah (A), Oak Knoll Campground (B), Camp Emery (C), Camp Hardy (D), Johnson Campground (E), White River Campground (F), Blue Lake Township Fire Department Station 2 (G), Blue Lake Township Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Blue Lake township include: Zion Church (A), Big Blue Lake Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wave Cemetery (1), Blue Lake Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Austin Lake (A), Browns Pond (B), Burns Lake (C), Cleveland Lake (D), Dalton Lake (E), Hiscuit Lake (F), Little Blue Lake (G), Nine Acre Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cleveland Creek (A), Sand Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Blue Lake township include: Blue Lake County Park (1), Moore County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Blue Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 138
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 103
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
22 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Blue Lake township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blue Lake township:
- German (68.0%)
- Norwegian (16.7%)
- Polish (4.4%)
- English (3.9%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- United States or American (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (88%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (3%)
22 people in nursing homes
93.6% of residents of Blue Lake township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 200- In family households: 184 (55 male householders, 2 female householders)
56 spouses, 71 children (54 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 2 2-persons,
396 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (33 men, 99 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |