Limestone township, Alger County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 74.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 407 (all rural)
| Males: 192 |  (47.2%) |
| Females: 215 |  (52.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 407 (374 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Limestone township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 1.0%
Median age of males: 45.5
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.34
| Limestone township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.77
| Limestone township: | $37,479 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,059 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
| : | $113,059 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Limestone township: Limestone Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Limestone Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Black Creek (A), Sucker Creek (B), Johnson Creek (C), Deer Creek (D), Huber Creek (E), Bohemian Creek (F), McAfee Creek (G), Slapneck Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Limestone township include: Forest Lake Campground and Picnic Area (1), Mikulich General Store Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Limestone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 339
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 54
- South: 11
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 279
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,200
Housing units in Limestone township with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Construction (15%)
- Paper (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (23%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Limestone township:
- United States or American (17.0%)
- Finnish (13.6%)
- German (11.8%)
- Polish (10.6%)
- French (except Basque) (9.1%)
- English (6.1%)
- French Canadian (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (79%)
- Carpooled: 24 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Electricity (1%)
94.3% of residents of Limestone township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 409- In family households: 363 (120 male householders, 9 female householders)
121 spouses, 101 children (93 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 28 female householders (22 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 8 2-persons,
69 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (6 men, 9 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |