Elmer township, Sanilac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 790 (all rural)
| Males: 399 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 391 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 788 (700 owner occupied, 88 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Elmer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.79
| Elmer township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Elmer township: | $40,280 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $469 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,170 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,170 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: EMS Links Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Elmer township include: Hope Lutheran Church (A), Laurel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Juhl Cemetery (1), Hyslop Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Duff Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Elmer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 252
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 43
- South: 7
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
2 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 88
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Elmer township with a mortgage: 64 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (36%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (20%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (27%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elmer township:
- Norwegian (31.5%)
- German (20.6%)
- Czech (9.7%)
- United States or American (8.6%)
- Scandinavian (5.4%)
- English (5.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (81%)
- Carpooled: 33 (18%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
2 people in homes for the mentally ill
98.7% of residents of Elmer township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 325- In family households: 288 (88 male householders, 7 female householders)
93 spouses, 95 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (18 male householders (13 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
191 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (6 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 11.1% |
| 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% |