Eden township, Mason County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 555 (all rural)
| Males: 290 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 265 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 536 (487 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Eden township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.68
| Eden township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Eden township: | $41,592 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $530 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,962 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
| : | $112,962 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $158,513
Here: $158,513 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $205,192
Here: $205,192 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $100,633
Here: $100,633 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,176
Here: $182,176 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,211
Here: $228,211 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,627
Here: $28,627 State: $33,033
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,331
Here: $7,331 State: $40,667
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Lakeside Cemetery (1), Eden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Clancy Lake (A), Dockery Lake (B), Eden Lake (C), Ordway Lake (D), Mobey Lake (E), Woodruff Lake (F), Pleiness Lake (G), Bartons Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Whiskey Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Eden 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: 56
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
10 people in other group homes
9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29
Housing units in Eden township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eden township:
- German (78.8%)
- Norwegian (21.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12 (55%)
- Carpooled: 4 (18%)
- Walked: 4 (18%)
- Worked at home: 2 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
10 people in other group homes
9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
94.3% of residents of Eden township speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 56- In family households: 55 (17 male householders, 3 female householders)
17 spouses, 18 children (18 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1 1-person,
120 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (7 men, 4 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% |