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Fairfield township, Lenawee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Land area: 42.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,756 (all rural)

Males: 877  (49.9%)
Females: 879  (50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,746 (1,569 owner occupied, 177 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

10%
State:

26%


Races in Fairfield township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.3

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Average household size: 2.81

Fairfield township:

2.8 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.22

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($10,625 in 1999)
Fairfield township:

$45,938
Michigan:

$48,273
Median contract rent in 2013: $586 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $547)
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
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,600 - $166,600

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: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

68.3%
Whole state:

10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

39.0%
Whole state:

4.8%

Cities in this township include: Jasper.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Fairfield Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fairfield township include: Ridgeville Bible Church (A), Weston Methodist Church (B), Weston Baptist Church (C), Fairfield Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hagaman Cemetery (1), Fairfield Cemetery (2), Reed Grave (3), Old Weston Cemetery (4), New Weston Cemetery (5), Ridgeville Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker and May Drain (A), Hall Drain (B), Hoadley Drain (C), Holmes Drain (D), Hough Drain (E), Knapp Drain (F), Anderson Drain (G), Weston Drain (H), Scharer Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

100% of Fairfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 41
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

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

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Fairfield township, MI map Fairfield township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 10
  • 1970 to 1979: 0
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 40

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:

  • Norwegian (39.3%)
  • Irish (32.1%)
  • Czech (28.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (63%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)

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All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 41

Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 4 3-persons,

393 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (28 men, 46 women).

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Michigan:

8.7%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfield township:

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