Oronoko charter township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 9,843 (79% urban, 21% rural)
| Males: 4,710 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 5,133 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 8,636 (4,968 owner occupied, 3,668 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 42% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Oronoko charter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 63.1%
- Black: 17.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 7.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 8.5%
- Two or more races: 3.2%
- Some other race: 0.5%
Median age of males: 31.3
Median age of females: 32.9
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Average household size: 2.62
| Oronoko charter township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Oronoko charter township: | $44,747 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $529 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,100 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
| : | $123,100 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $190,641
Here: $190,641 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $147,026
Here: $147,026 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $150,551
Here: $150,551 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,044
Here: $93,044 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,838
Here: $293,838 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $34,378
Here: $34,378 State: $33,033
| Population density: 303 people per square mile | (high). |
Cities in this township include: Berrien Springs.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Oronoko charter township: Camp Betz (A), Oronoko Lakes Campground (B), Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds (C), Andrews University Sledding Hill (D), Berrien Springs - Oronoko Township Fire Department (E), Information Services Building (F), Horn Archeological Institute and Museum (G), Tucker Building (H), Seamount Building (I), Griggs Hall (J), Beaty Gym and Pool (K), Johnson Gym (L), Nethery Hall (M), Bell Hall (N), Service Center (O), Forsyth Honors House (P), Architecture Building (Q), Grounds Department (R), Physical Therapy Building (S), Public Safety Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Oronoko charter township include: Pioneer Memorial Church (A), Hinchman United Methodist Church (B), All Nations Seventh-Day Adventists (C), Andrews Korean Church of Seventh-Day Adventists (D), Full Gospel Adventist Fellowship (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Burke Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2), Feather Cemetery (3), Boyle Cemetery (4), Salem Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Singer Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grey Run Drain (A), Painter Creek (B), Lemon Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Oronoko charter township include: Andrews University Historical Marker (1), Indian Fields Grove Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Oronoko charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
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 Oronoko charter township, Michigan:
- 878 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 144 people in other group homes
- 57 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 25 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5
- Educational services (29%)
- Construction (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Educational services (38%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (2%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oronoko charter township:
- Norwegian (55.6%)
- Swedish (44.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4 (100%)
People in group quarters in Oronoko charter township, Michigan:
- 878 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 144 people in other group homes
- 57 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 25 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9- In family households: 9 (4 male householders, 0 female householders)
5 spouses, 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 2-persons,
1,594 married couples with children.
336 single-parent households (43 men, 293 women).