Dwight township, Huron County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 930 (all rural)
| Males: 473 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 457 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 924 (780 owner occupied, 144 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Dwight township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.61
| Dwight township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Dwight township: | $40,547 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,783 (it was $79,700 in 2000)
| : | $92,783 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dwight township: Bird Creek Golf Course (A), Windy Hill Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Dwight township: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery (1), Saint Edwards Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dwight township: Saint Mary of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
91% of Dwight township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 82
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
5 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,400
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dwight township:
- Norwegian (28.3%)
- German (23.3%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 28 (52%)
- Carpooled: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 22 (41%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
- Electricity (9%)
5 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 87- In family households: 78 (22 male householders, 3 female householders)
21 spouses, 32 children (30 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
197 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (20 men, 29 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% |