Breen township, Dickinson County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 87.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 479 (all rural)
| Males: 244 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 235 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 479 (431 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Breen township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.38
| Breen township: | 2.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Breen 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: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Breen Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Breen township include: Mission Covenant Church (A), Saint Joseph Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Foster City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Marsh Lake (A), Mill Pond (B), Peronto Lake (C), East Lake (D), Hardwood Impoundment (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Finn Town Creek (A), Anderson Creek (B), Schultz Creek (C), Quarry Creek (D), Pocans Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Breen township: Stromberg County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Breen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 408
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 45
- South: 7
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 377
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 2
- 10 to 19: 8
- Mobile homes: 50
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,000
Housing units in Breen township with a mortgage: 34 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Paper (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Breen township:
- Swedish (27.8%)
- French (except Basque) (18.2%)
- German (15.4%)
- French Canadian (6.3%)
- Belgian (5.8%)
- Italian (4.8%)
- English (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (59%)
- Carpooled: 61 (32%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Wood (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (7%)
98.0% of residents of Breen township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 468- In family households: 425 (140 male householders, 9 female householders)
131 spouses, 129 children (116 natural, 11 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person,
86 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (5 men, 11 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: 2
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |