Climax township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 2,412 (all rural)
| Males: 1,201 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 1,211 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,412 (2,138 owner occupied, 274 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Climax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.73
| Climax township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Climax township: | $45,854 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $614 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,700 (it was $105,200 in 2000)
| : | $127,700 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $155,953
Here: $155,953 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $146,855
Here: $146,855 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $43,905
Here: $43,905 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,602
Here: $169,602 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,858
Here: $82,858 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $16,410
Here: $16,410 State: $33,033
| Population density: 67 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 35.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 35.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Climax.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Timberlake Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Climax township include: Prairie Church (A), Universal Life Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harrison Cemetery (1), Spencer Mills Cemetery (2), Gilson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Le Ferre Lake (A), McGinnis Lake (B), Goose Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
89% of Climax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Climax township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (12%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Climax township:
- German (45.9%)
- Norwegian (32.4%)
- English (13.5%)
- Russian (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14 (54%)
- Carpooled: 5 (19%)
- Worked at home: 7 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 42- In family households: 41 (15 male householders, 0 female householders)
15 spouses, 9 children (9 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1 (1 male householders (1 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1 1-person,
546 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (23 men, 56 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% |