Kasson township, Leelanau County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,577 (all rural)
Males: 781 | (49.5%) |
Females: 796 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,551 (1,254 owner occupied, 297 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Kasson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.78
Kasson township: | 2.8 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.15
Kasson township: | $53,956 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $672 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $227,469 (it was $164,900 in 2000)
: | $227,469 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Population density: 44 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This township: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Maple City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Kasson Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Round Top Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2), East Kasson Cemetery (3), Nash-Pettengill Cemetery (4), Kasson Cemetery (5), Saint Rita Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Polack Lake (A), Wells Lake (B), Hart Lake (C), Gilbert Lake (D), Davis Lake (E), Courson Lake (F), Cook Lake (G), Bright Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Kasson township: Myles Kimmerly Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Kasson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 442
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 47
- South: 47
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
25 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 164
- Mobile homes: 85
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800
Housing units in Kasson township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Construction (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kasson township:
- German (37.1%)
- United States or American (18.9%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- English (10.2%)
- European (6.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.8%)
- Scottish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 244 (89%)
- Carpooled: 13 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
25 people in nursing homes
98.3% of residents of Kasson township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 554- In family households: 529 (140 male householders, 48 female householders)
151 spouses, 172 children (166 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 6 female householders (2 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 4 2-persons,
386 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (18 men, 72 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 5.7% |
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% |