Jamestown charter township, Ottawa County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,062 (6% urban, 94% rural)
| Males: 2,547 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 2,515 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,062 (4,799 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Jamestown charter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 31.2
Median age of females: 31.5
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Average household size: 3.37
| Jamestown charter township: | 3.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.59
| Jamestown charter township: | $57,517 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $689 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $150,000 (it was $128,800 in 2000)
| : | $150,000 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $203,895
Here: $203,895 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $128,524
Here: $128,524 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $56,862
Here: $56,862 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,505
Here: $171,505 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,546
Here: $96,546 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $20,986
Here: $20,986 State: $33,033
| Population density: 142 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jamestown charter township: Jamestown Township Fire Department (A), Patmos Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jamestown charter township include: Celebration Bible Church (A), Forest Grove Christian Church (B), Forest Grove Reformed Church (C), Jamestown Baptist Church (D), Jamestown Christian Reformed Church (E), Zutphen Christian Reformed Church (F), Living Word Assembly Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jamestown Cemetery (1), Forest Grove Cemetery (2), Star Cemetery (3), Zutphen Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Mud Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Jamestown charter township include: Spring Grove Park (1), Jamestown Reformed Church Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Jamestown charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 321
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 6
- South: 21
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 389
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Jamestown charter township with a mortgage: 61 (9 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
- Secondary school teachers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jamestown charter township:
- German (42.3%)
- Irish (16.8%)
- United States or American (7.6%)
- Dutch (6.8%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- Italian (4.2%)
- English (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (71%)
- Carpooled: 27 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.3% of residents of Jamestown charter township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 383- In family households: 332 (106 male householders, 9 female householders)
93 spouses, 101 children (92 natural, 3 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 28 female householders (24 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
1,637 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (22 men, 77 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 2.4% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |