Waucedah township, Dickinson County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 88.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 800 (all rural)
| Males: 406 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 394 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 800 (742 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Waucedah township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.46
| Waucedah township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Waucedah township: | $42,320 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,549 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
| : | $82,549 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Waucedah Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Waucedah Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mary Lake (A), Red Dam Lake (B), Louise Lake (C), Moose Lake (D), Necktie Lake (E), Petes Lake (F), Lost Lake (G), Hamilton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: West Branch Sturgeon River (A), Turners Creek (B), Hancock Creek (C), Black Creek (D), Jansen Creek (E), Breen Creek (F), Lost Creek (G), Cheney Creek (H), Cassidy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Waucedah township: Lake Mary Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Waucedah township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 645
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 132
- South: 8
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 573
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $91,700
Housing units in Waucedah township with a mortgage: 118 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80
- Construction (15%)
- Paper (11%)
- Health care (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Waucedah township:
- German (20.6%)
- Italian (20.0%)
- French (except Basque) (8.8%)
- Belgian (7.8%)
- Polish (7.6%)
- French Canadian (5.4%)
- Irish (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 356 (83%)
- Carpooled: 47 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (2%)
98.3% of residents of Waucedah township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 802- In family households: 714 (192 male householders, 41 female householders)
205 spouses, 244 children (225 natural, 4 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (49 male householders (47 living alone)), 36 female householders (36 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person, 2 2-persons,
158 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (8 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 11.4% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |