La Grange township, Cass County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 33.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 3,340 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 1,612 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 1,728 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,338 (2,426 owner occupied, 912 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in La Grange township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 72.5%
- Black: 18.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 2.2%
- Two or more races: 4.1%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.47
| La Grange township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| La Grange township: | $43,744 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $519 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,493 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
| : | $120,493 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 100 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Cassopolis.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in La Grange township: Living Waters Camp (A), Camp Baber (B), Diamond Lake Golf Club (C), Spruce Ridge Golf Club (D), Cool Springs Campground (E), Cass County Sheriff Department (F), Cass District Library-Cassopolis (G), Southwestern Michigan College Museum (H), Barbara Wood Building (I), Dale A Lyons Building (J), Fred L Mathews Library and Conference Center (K), Zollar Sports Center (L), William P D O'Leary Building (M), A C Kairis Complex (N), Foster W Daugherty Building (O), College Services Building (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in La Grange township include: Diamond Cove Missionary Church (A), First Church of God (B), Union Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brady Cemetery (1), Brookside Cemetery (2), Whitmanville Cemetery (3), Van Riper Cemetery (4), Schulte Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: La Grange Lake (A), Kelsey Lake (B), Mud Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in La Grange township: Veterans Memorial and Beeson Street Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of La Grange township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
2 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in La Grange township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (42%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in La Grange township:
- German (49.4%)
- Norwegian (23.8%)
- Czech (8.3%)
- Danish (4.2%)
- English (3.0%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 62 (65%)
- Carpooled: 11 (12%)
- Worked at home: 22 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Other fuel (3%)
2 people in other group homes
98.8% of residents of La Grange township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 188- In family households: 174 (46 male householders, 4 female householders)
43 spouses, 74 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (4 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 2 3-persons,
547 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (56 men, 182 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |