Eckford township, Calhoun County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,282 (all rural)
| Males: 629 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 653 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,278 (1,161 owner occupied, 117 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Eckford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.68
| Eckford township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Eckford township: | $44,520 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $546 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,300 (it was $81,300 in 2000)
| : | $95,300 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 10.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Eaton Proving Grounds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Eckford township include: Cooks Prairie Church (A), East Eckford Church (B), West Eckford Church (C), Little Polly Church (D), Maple Grove Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West Eckford Cemetery (1), East Eckford Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Wilders Pond (A), Stuart Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Eckford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 57
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 41
- South: 1
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
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
4 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eckford township:
- German (38.3%)
- Norwegian (38.3%)
- Danish (10.6%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- English (3.2%)
- Belgian (2.1%)
- Russian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (61%)
- Carpooled: 8 (14%)
- Walked: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 11 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (7%)
4 people in other group homes
98.0% of residents of Eckford township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 107- In family households: 102 (33 male householders, 3 female householders)
37 spouses, 29 children (21 natural, 4 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
284 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (10 men, 28 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |