Onota township, Alger County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 88.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.1 sq. mi.
Population: 310 (all rural)
| Males: 160 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 150 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 310 (292 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Onota township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.9%
Median age of males: 49.8
Median age of females: 49.8
Discuss Michigan on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.12
| Onota township: | 2.1 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.50
| Onota 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: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Onota township: Laughing Whitefish Campground (A), CCC Camp (B), Onota Township Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Deerton Cemetery (1), Trudell's Graves (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Deer Lake (A), Ginpole Lake (B), Howe Lake (C), Laughing Whitefish Lake (D), Sand Lake (E), Silver Lake (F), Spirit Lake (G), Coots Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Laughing Whitefish River (A), Hanson Creek (B), B A Creek (C), Rock River (D), Sand River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Onota township: Deer Lake Roadside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Onota township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 219
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 54
- South: 7
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 319
- Two: 2
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 41
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,300
Housing units in Onota township with a mortgage: 53 (2 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Public administration (18%)
- Health care (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Paper (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Physicians and surgeons (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Onota township:
- German (20.2%)
- Finnish (13.3%)
- Irish (12.4%)
- Polish (9.2%)
- English (5.5%)
- French Canadian (5.5%)
- Swedish (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111 (80%)
- Carpooled: 14 (10%)
- Worked at home: 13 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
96.4% of residents of Onota township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 306- In family households: 249 (91 male householders, 13 female householders)
89 spouses, 48 children (41 natural, 4 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (25 male householders (23 living alone)), 19 female householders (11 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
37 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |