Hiawatha township, Schoolcraft County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 278.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,328 (23% urban, 77% rural)
| Males: 681 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 647 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,328 (1,258 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Hiawatha township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.9%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 45.2
Median age of females: 45.3
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Average household size: 2.36
| Hiawatha township: | 2.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Hiawatha township: | $35,159 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,225 (it was $66,600 in 2000)
| : | $83,225 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 23.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hiawatha township: Hartman Camp (A), Hiawatha (B), Scotts (C), Cusino Lake State Forest Campground (D), Canoe Lake State Forest Campground (E), South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground (F), North Gemini Lake State Forest Campground (G), Ross Lake State Forest Campground (H), Creighton Station (I), Clear Lake Organization Camp (J), Indian Lake Golf Course (K), Hiawatha Township Volunteer Fire Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Hiawatha township: Manistique Bible Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hiawatha Cemetery (1), Byers Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Little Ross Lake (A), Aldrich Lake (B), Ashford Lake (C), Little Boot Lake (D), Bootjack Lake (E), Lily Lake (F), Clear Lake (G), Crane Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pine Creek (A), Sturgeon Hole Creek (B), North Branch Stutts Creek (C), Beaver Creek (D), Bear Slough (E), Bear Creek (F), Indian River (G), Dead Creek (H), Fenton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Hiawatha township: Bishop Baraga's First Church Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Hiawatha 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: 38
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
- Construction (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Paper (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (38%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (7%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Extraction workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Plant and system operators (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hiawatha township:
- German (86.8%)
- Norwegian (13.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9 (43%)
- Walked: 7 (33%)
- Worked at home: 5 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Electricity (17%)
94.7% of residents of Hiawatha township speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 38- In family households: 38 (12 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
223 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (9 men, 31 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% |