South Haven charter township, Van Buren County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 17.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,046 (40% urban, 60% rural)
| Males: 1,944 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 2,102 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,990 (2,976 owner occupied, 1,014 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in South Haven charter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 79.1%
- Black: 12.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.43
| South Haven charter township: | 2.4 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| South Haven charter township: | $45,081 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,600 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $113,600 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 231 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 17.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in South Haven charter township: Camp Na Wa Kwa (A), Roosevelt Hills (B), Van Buren State Park (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in South Haven charter township include: Packard Gospel Center (A), Trinity Church (B), Blue Star Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), Maple Grove Bible Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Solomon's Temple Church of God (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Dyckman Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers: South Branch Black River (A), North Branch Black River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in South Haven charter township: Liberty Hyde Bailey 1858-1954 Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of South Haven charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 2
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in South Haven charter township, Michigan:
- 29 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
Housing units in South Haven charter township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (12%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Haven charter township:
- English (31.3%)
- German (27.1%)
- Dutch (16.7%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (8.3%)
- Norwegian (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5 (19%)
- Carpooled: 2 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (19%)
- Worked at home: 14 (54%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (6%)
People in group quarters in South Haven charter township, Michigan:
- 29 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 67- In family households: 60 (22 male householders, 1 female householders)
25 spouses, 10 children (10 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
625 married couples with children.
324 single-parent households (68 men, 256 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% |