Chippewa township, Isabella County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 4,617 (17% urban, 83% rural)
| Males: 2,314 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 2,303 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,595 (3,542 owner occupied, 1,053 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Chippewa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 79.6%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 13.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.2%
- Two or more races: 2.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 31.9
Median age of females: 33.4
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Average household size: 2.78
| Chippewa township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Chippewa township: | $37,488 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $637 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,400 (it was $88,400 in 2000)
| : | $118,400 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $147,014
Here: $147,014 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $148,989
Here: $148,989 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $121,377
Here: $121,377 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,437
Here: $96,437 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,761
Here: $132,761 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,418
Here: $28,418 State: $33,033
| Population density: 128 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chippewa township: Pohlcat Golf Course (A), Shardi's Hide Away Campground (B), Bucks Run Golf Club (C), Chippewa Campground (D), Shepherd Tri - Township Fire Department Station 2 (E), Ziibiwing Center (F), Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chippewa township include: New Life Christian Fellowship Church (A), Apostolic Lighthouse Church (B), Jehovah's Witnesses (C), Countryside United Methodist Church (D), Indian Church (E), Indian Mission (F), Mount Pleasant Church (G), Chippewa Church (H), Chippewa United Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Chippewa Township Cemetery (1), Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Camelot Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Chippewa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 89
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
Housing units in Chippewa township with a mortgage: 8 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chippewa township:
- German (41.8%)
- Norwegian (39.8%)
- Italian (7.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
- English (3.1%)
- Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 42 (63%)
- Carpooled: 21 (31%)
- Worked at home: 4 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 112- In family households: 102 (27 male householders, 4 female householders)
27 spouses, 41 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person, 4 2-persons,
863 married couples with children.
382 single-parent households (86 men, 296 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% |