Newton township, Calhoun County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,493 (16% urban, 84% rural)
| Males: 1,224 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 1,269 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,493 (2,419 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Newton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 43.4
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Average household size: 2.45
| Newton township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Newton township: | $44,520 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $546 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,300 (it was $81,300 in 2000)
| : | $95,300 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 69 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Newton township: Camp Holston (A), Binder Park Golf Course (B), Newton Township Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Newton township: Newton Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Newton Township Cemetery (1), German Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lee Lake (A), Hyde Lake (B), Cotton Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Newton township: Charles Binder Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 6% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 268
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 5
- West: 27
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 41 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Food (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:
- Norwegian (73.4%)
- German (12.8%)
- English (8.2%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 161 (86%)
- Carpooled: 3 (2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 13 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
97.3% of residents of Newton township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 350- In family households: 342 (100 male householders, 8 female householders)
108 spouses, 118 children (114 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
448 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (18 men, 51 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% |