Courtland township, Kent County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 5,817 (23% urban, 77% rural)
| Males: 2,987 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 2,830 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,806 (5,568 owner occupied, 238 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 4% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Courtland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 3.00
| Courtland township: | 3.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| Courtland township: | $51,992 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $645 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,600 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
| : | $134,600 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $168,910
Here: $168,910 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,258
Here: $135,258 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $79,371
Here: $79,371 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,212
Here: $120,212 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,066
Here: $133,066 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $18,630
Here: $18,630 State: $33,033
| Population density: 164 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Courtland township: North Kent Golf Course (A), Brae Side Golf Course at Cortland Hills (B), Courtland Fire Department (C), Rockford Ambulance Substation 1 (D), Rockford Ambulance (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Courtland township include: United Methodist Church (A), Solid Rock Worship Center (B), Rockford Springs Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Courtland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Little Myers Lake (A), Little Brower Lake (B), Myers Lake (C), Davis Lake (D), Cordes Lake (E), Brower Lake (F), Stoner Lake (G), Tamarack Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Courtland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 176
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 2
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in Courtland township with a mortgage: 7 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Construction (17%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Courtland township:
- German (53.5%)
- Norwegian (12.0%)
- Dutch (10.6%)
- English (7.7%)
- Luxemburger (7.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.9%)
- Danish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (61%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 10 (9%)
- Worked at home: 29 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Other fuel (4%)
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
98.4% of residents of Courtland township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 207- In family households: 202 (59 male householders, 2 female householders)
57 spouses, 84 children (84 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
1,570 married couples with children.
126 single-parent households (40 men, 86 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% |