Grant township, Newaygo County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 3,130 (4% urban, 96% rural)
Males: 1,604 | (51.2%) |
Females: 1,526 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,095 (2,832 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 86.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 32.7
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 3.05
Grant township: | 3.0 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.39
Grant township: | $44,289 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $507 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,507 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
: | $100,507 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Population density: 87 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 14.9% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This township: | 9.0% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Grant township include: Northland Church of Christ (A), Grant Church (B), Community Church (C), Lady of Guadalupe Mission (D), Rice Lake Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Ransom Lake (A), Skipperville Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Ransom Creek (A), Post Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 341
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 13 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Construction (18%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (67.9%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- Norwegian (9.1%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- Polish (1.7%)
- Czech (0.7%)
- Dutch (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 107 (57%)
- Carpooled: 16 (9%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 53 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (7%)
19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
99.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 356- In family households: 319 (86 male householders, 8 female householders)
79 spouses, 126 children (118 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (22 male householders (20 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 1 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
793 married couples with children.
125 single-parent households (44 men, 81 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here: | 39.2% |
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: | 20.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |