Batavia township, Branch County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,546 (10% urban, 90% rural)
| Males: 784 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 762 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,537 (1,257 owner occupied, 280 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Batavia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.61
| Batavia township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Batavia township: | $42,610 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $515 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,618 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
| : | $94,618 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 27.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Batavia township: Capri Drive-In Theater (A), Batavia Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Batavia township include: Batavia Church (A), Snow Prairie Bible Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: York Cemetery (1), Batavia Cemetery (2), Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Dorsey Lake (A), Lime Lake (B), Island Lake (C), Bassett Lake (D), Cooks Lake (E), Cary Lake (F), Miller Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Batavia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 202
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 5
- South: 14
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
Housing units in Batavia township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Batavia township:
- German (35.0%)
- Italian (18.8%)
- United States or American (16.3%)
- English (10.0%)
- Dutch (8.8%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Swiss (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 82 (72%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Walked: 18 (16%)
- Worked at home: 6 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Wood (15%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in nursing homes
96.3% of residents of Batavia township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 225- In family households: 193 (45 male householders, 6 female householders)
53 spouses, 89 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 13 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person,
254 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (46 men, 58 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 42.1% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |