Heath township, Allegan County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 3,100 (all rural)
| Males: 1,585 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 1,515 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,096 (2,833 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Heath township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.6%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 32.1
Median age of females: 31.7
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Average household size: 2.99
| Heath township: | 3.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Heath township: | $56,077 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $606 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $140,100 (it was $111,300 in 2000)
| : | $140,100 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 87 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Heath township: Silver Creek Camp (A), Hamilton Station (B), Hamilton Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Heath township include: American Indian Gospel Church (A), Dunningville Reformed Church (B), Emmaus Road Bible Church (C), Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (D), Hamilton Reformed Church (E), Harvest Christian Fellowship (F), Haven Reformed Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Dowd Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Big Goose Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Sink Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Palmer Bayou (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Heath township: Silver Creek County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Heath township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 95
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 26
Housing units in Heath township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (18%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Heath township:
- Norwegian (81.6%)
- French (except Basque) (13.6%)
- English (2.4%)
- German (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 40 (73%)
- Worked at home: 15 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.7% of residents of Heath township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 125- In family households: 125 (27 male householders, 0 female householders)
26 spouses, 56 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 5 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
845 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (47 men, 85 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% |