Lima township, Washtenaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 3,224 (28% urban, 72% rural)
| Males: 1,645 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 1,579 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,218 (2,992 owner occupied, 226 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Lima township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.76
| Lima township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Lima township: | $59,660 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $819 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $207,500 (it was $170,100 in 2000)
| : | $207,500 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $256,299
Here: $256,299 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,723
Here: $160,723 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $184,924
Here: $184,924 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,767
Here: $164,767 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,627
Here: $152,627 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $26,434
Here: $26,434 State: $33,033
| Population density: 89 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lima township: Chelsea Rest Area (A), Reddeman Farms Golf Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lima township include: Dexter Church of Christ (A), Saint Vladimir Orthodox Church (B), Covenant Church (C), Chelsea Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Parker Cemetery (1), Lima Cemetery (2), Chelsea-Dexter Road Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Nordman Lake (A), Fourmile Lake (B), Sutton Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: North Fork Mill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Lima township: Chelsea State Game Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Lima township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 136
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 51
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Lima township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Health care (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Engineers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lima township:
- German (52.1%)
- Norwegian (12.9%)
- French (except Basque) (8.6%)
- Polish (7.9%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- Scandinavian (3.6%)
- Finnish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 40 (56%)
- Carpooled: 11 (15%)
- Walked: 9 (13%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 10 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (6%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.9% of residents of Lima township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 149- In family households: 140 (42 male householders, 0 female householders)
38 spouses, 58 children (54 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 2 2-persons,
724 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (35 men, 64 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% |