Dover township, Lenawee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,787 (all rural)
| Males: 920 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 867 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,783 (1,496 owner occupied, 287 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Dover township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.74
| Dover township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Dover township: | $45,938 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $586 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,900 (it was $110,300 in 2000)
| : | $108,900 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $139,466
Here: $139,466 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $136,442
Here: $136,442 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $100,781
Here: $100,781 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,341
Here: $128,341 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,598
Here: $116,598 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $32,316
Here: $32,316 State: $33,033
| Population density: 51 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Cities in this township include: Clayton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Dover Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Dover township include: Demings Lake Church (A), New Haven Church of Christ (B), Cadmus Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dover Center Cemetery (1), South Dover Cemetery (2), Gage Cemetery (3), North Dover Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Rice Lake (A), Demings Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Warren Drain (A), Benner Drain (B), Harrison Drain (C), Big Swamp Drain (D), Hazen Creek (E), Bird Drain (F), Bovee Drain (G), Cadmus Drain (H), Lowery Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Dover township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 81
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 45
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
4 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 48
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Dover township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dover township:
- Norwegian (48.5%)
- German (35.4%)
- United States or American (7.7%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- Welsh (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (71%)
- Carpooled: 8 (15%)
- Worked at home: 8 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
4 people in other group homes
90.6% of residents of Dover township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 132- In family households: 118 (32 male householders, 0 female householders)
25 spouses, 57 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 15 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
368 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (27 men, 44 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% |