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Clam Lake township, Wexford County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,238 (3% urban, 97% rural)

Males: 1,097  (49.0%)
Females: 1,141  (51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,222 (2,012 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

9%
State:

26%


Races in Clam Lake township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.5

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Average household size: 2.71

Clam Lake township:

2.7 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.07

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($6,250 in 1999)
Clam Lake township:

$41,661
Michigan:

$48,273
Median contract rent in 2013: $530 (lower quartile is $256, upper quartile is $449)
Here:

$530
State:

$629

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,645 (it was $78,300 in 2000)
:

$96,645
Michigan:

$117,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,800 - $160,896

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $135,008
Here:

$135,008
State:

$159,597

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,130
Here:

$134,130
State:

$138,735

In 2-unit structures: $57,848
Here:

$57,848
State:

$89,877

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,760
Here:

$109,760
State:

$119,825

Mobile homes: $22,544
Here:

$22,544
State:

$33,033
Population density: 73 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

100.0%
Whole state:

10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

71.4%
Whole state:

4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clam Lake township: Birchwood Resort and Campground (A), McGuire's Resort Golf Course (B), Cadillac Rest Area (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Clam Lake township include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Sunnyside Baptist Church (B), South Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hobart Cemetery (1), Clam Lake Cemetery (2), Green Family Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Twin Lakes (A), Peterson Lake (B), Stone Ledge Lake (C), Blackberry Lake (D), Berry Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clam Lake township: White Pine Trail State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

100% of Clam Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 10
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes
Clam Lake township, MI map Clam Lake township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 3
  • 1970 to 1979: 0
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 3
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clam Lake township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clam Lake township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Clam Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 2
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Clam Lake township:

  • Norwegian (71.4%)
  • German (28.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)

10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14

Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 2 5-persons,

514 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (29 men, 35 women).

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clam Lake township:

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