Tobacco township, Gladwin County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,552 (all rural)
| Males: 1,291 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 1,261 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,546 (2,350 owner occupied, 196 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Tobacco township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.47
| Tobacco township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Tobacco township: | $36,076 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,735 (it was $83,000 in 2000)
| : | $99,735 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 75 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Tobacco River Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Tobacco township include: Church of the Brethren (A), Beaverton Baptist Church (B), Beaverton Church of God (C), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (D), Dale United Methodist Church (E), Saint Anne Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Dale Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Venison Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Payne Creek (C), Hess Drain (D), Little Cedar River (E), Dow Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Tobacco township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 106
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 2
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
6 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 39
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Tobacco township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Construction (15%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tobacco township:
- German (46.4%)
- Norwegian (44.0%)
- Swedish (7.2%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (59%)
- Carpooled: 10 (17%)
- Walked: 8 (14%)
- Other means: 5 (9%)
- Worked at home: 1 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Other fuel (11%)
6 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 130- In family households: 104 (34 male householders, 0 female householders)
22 spouses, 34 children (28 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (11 male householders (5 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 14 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 6 2-persons,
464 married couples with children.
88 single-parent households (27 men, 61 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% |