Nottawa township, St. Joseph County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 3,999 (all rural)
| Males: 1,988 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 2,011 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,749 (3,085 owner occupied, 664 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Nottawa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.83
| Nottawa township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| Nottawa township: | $42,982 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $522 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,142 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| : | $105,142 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 112 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Centreville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nottawa township: Hidden Pond Campground (A), Island Hills Golf Club (B), Saint Joe Valley Golf Course (C), Prairie River Speedway (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Nottawa township include: Pilgrim Fellowship Church (A), Word Fellowship Church (B), Wasepi Mennonite Chapel (C), Centreville Seventh Day Adventist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Prairie River Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Nottawa Cemetery (3), Laird Cemetery (4), Babcock Cemetery (5), Centreville Village Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Bullhead Lake (A), Demijohn Lake (B), Evans Lake (C), Sand Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Nottawa township: Nottawa Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Nottawa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 98
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Nottawa township, Michigan:
- 160 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 60 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 56
- Mobile homes: 15
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500
Housing units in Nottawa township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nottawa township:
- German (84.8%)
- English (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (6.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49 (91%)
- Worked at home: 5 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (89%)
- Utility gas (11%)
People in group quarters in Nottawa township, Michigan:
- 160 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 60 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
86.7% of residents of Nottawa township speak English at home.
13.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 123- In family households: 123 (46 male householders, 0 female householders)
35 spouses, 27 children (27 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 8 5-persons,
822 married couples with children.
226 single-parent households (59 men, 167 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 undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |