Champion township, Marquette County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 120.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.
Population: 297 (all rural)
| Males: 157 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 140 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 297 (282 owner occupied, 15 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Champion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.36
| Champion township: | 2.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Champion township: | $45,011 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $487 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,000 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
| : | $132,000 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Champion township: Champion Station (A), Clowry Station (B), Champion Township Ambulance Station 2 (C), Champion - Humboldt Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Champion township include: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (A), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (B), Saint Agnes Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Log Lake (A), Penny Lake (B), Wolf Lake (C), Island Lake (D), Rocking Chair Lakes (E), Hills Lakes (F), Glass Lake (G), Bush Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Kipple Creek (A), Voelkers Creek (B), Bob Creek (C), Outlet Creek (D), Koops Creek (E), Wildcat Canyon Creek (F), Silver Creek (G), Coles Creek (H), Connors Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Champion township: Van Riper Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Champion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 227
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 29
- South: 4
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 223
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 29
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,100
Housing units in Champion township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (20%)
- Wood products (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Champion township:
- Finnish (29.4%)
- French (except Basque) (18.6%)
- German (11.7%)
- French Canadian (11.3%)
- Polish (7.8%)
- English (5.2%)
- United States or American (5.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (81%)
- Carpooled: 14 (12%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 3 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.3% of residents of Champion township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 271- In family households: 216 (67 male householders, 15 female householders)
69 spouses, 58 children (52 natural, 1 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (23 male householders (12 living alone)), 13 female householders (8 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 13 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
31 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (8 men, 17 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% |