Pokagon township, Cass County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,199 (5% urban, 95% rural)
| Males: 1,104 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 1,095 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,118 (1,817 owner occupied, 301 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Pokagon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 85.3%
- Black: 6.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.59
| Pokagon township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Pokagon township: | $43,744 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $519 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,493 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
| : | $120,493 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 64 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pokagon township: Pokagon Station (A), Hampshire Country Club (B), Crystal Springs Campground (C), Pokagon Volunteer Fire Department (D), Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department (E), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribal Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pokagon township include: Dowagiac Church (A), Jehovah's Witnesses (B), Sumnerville Baptist Church (C), Methodist Episcopal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Burlington Cemetery (1), Rodgers Cemetery (2), Sumnerville Cemetery (3), Dewey Cemetery (4), Pokagon Cemetery (5), Mission Hills Memorial Gardens (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Rodgers Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Peavine Creek (A), Dowagiac Creek (B), Pokagon Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pokagon township include: Union Church and Cemetery Historical Marker (1), Arthur Dodd Memorial Park (2), Sumnerville Mounds Historical Marker (3), Sumnerville Cemetery Historical Marker (4), Old Rugged Cross/Methodist Episcopal Church Historical Marker (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Pokagon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 271
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 39
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
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
People in group quarters in Pokagon township, Michigan:
- 72 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in other group homes
- 2 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 86
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,700
Housing units in Pokagon township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Child care workers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pokagon township:
- German (36.9%)
- United States or American (12.3%)
- English (10.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.5%)
- French (except Basque) (6.4%)
- Swedish (6.4%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 149 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (6%)
People in group quarters in Pokagon township, Michigan:
- 72 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in other group homes
- 2 people in nursing homes
96.1% of residents of Pokagon township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 330- In family households: 306 (90 male householders, 12 female householders)
84 spouses, 107 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (7 male householders (0 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 7 3-persons,
374 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (23 men, 61 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% |