Sanilac township, Sanilac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,609 (all rural)
| Males: 1,254 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 1,355 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,594 (2,254 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Sanilac township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 44.0
Median age of females: 45.3
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Average household size: 2.27
| Sanilac township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Sanilac township: | $40,280 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $469 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,170 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,170 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 64 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Port Sanilac.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sanilac township: Camp Ozanam (A), Huron Shores Golf Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sanilac township include: Port Sanilac Baptist Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Ridge Cemetery (1), Port Sanilac Cemetery (2), Ridge Cemetery (3), Hoppenworth Cemetery (4), Saint John Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pine Hill Stream (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Sanilac township: Great Storm of 1913 Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Sanilac township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 26
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Sanilac township, Michigan:
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other group homes
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sanilac township:
- German (83.3%)
- English (16.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13 (76%)
- Worked at home: 4 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
People in group quarters in Sanilac township, Michigan:
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other group homes
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
87.0% of residents of Sanilac township speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28- In family households: 25 (8 male householders, 2 female householders)
8 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
439 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (28 men, 66 women).