Gilford township, Tuscola County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 833 (all rural)
| Males: 413 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 420 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 831 (717 owner occupied, 114 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Gilford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.62
| Gilford township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Gilford township: | $43,228 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $461 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,397 (it was $88,300 in 2000)
| : | $92,397 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Gilford Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Gilford Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Gilford township include: Gilford Park (1), Gilford United Methodist Church Historical Marker (2), Gilford Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Gilford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 786
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 27
- South: 30
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 311
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Gilford township with a mortgage: 121 (11 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gilford township:
- German (42.9%)
- French (except Basque) (10.6%)
- Polish (9.5%)
- United States or American (8.3%)
- English (7.5%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Hungarian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 340 (89%)
- Carpooled: 18 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Electricity (5%)
2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
96.2% of residents of Gilford township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 846- In family households: 774 (219 male householders, 25 female householders)
217 spouses, 293 children (280 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 72 (27 male householders (23 living alone)), 38 female householders (38 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
173 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (7 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 27.5% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |