Torch Lake township, Antrim County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 15.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,159 (all rural)
| Males: 592 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 567 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,154 (1,035 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Torch Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 51.8
Median age of females: 52.9
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Average household size: 2.32
| Torch Lake township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.66
| Torch Lake township: | $46,332 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $525 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,424 (it was $103,300 in 2000)
| : | $136,424 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $248,046
Here: $248,046 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $345,145
Here: $345,145 State: $138,735
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,547
Here: $138,547 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $335,781
Here: $335,781 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,884
Here: $28,884 State: $33,033
| Population density: 76 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Eastport.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Torch Lake township: A-Ga-Ming Golf Course (A), Cherry View Orchards (B), Torch Lake Township Fire Department South Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Russell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Torch Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 31
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
5 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
Housing units in Torch Lake township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (53%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (2%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (2%)
- Educational services (34%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Torch Lake township:
- German (72.5%)
- Norwegian (27.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Carpooled: 8 (32%)
- Worked at home: 17 (68%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (72%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
5 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 40- In family households: 23 (9 male householders, 0 female householders)
6 spouses, 8 children (8 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
169 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (10 men, 14 women).