Wakefield township, Gogebic County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 179.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 364 (all rural)
| Males: 186 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 178 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 364 (331 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Wakefield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 47.4
Median age of females: 47.4
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Average household size: 2.26
| Wakefield township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Wakefield township: | $34,154 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $410 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $64,495 (it was $42,600 in 2000)
| : | $64,495 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wakefield township: Thomaston Station (A), Tula Station (B), Manley Siding (C), Jack Spur (D), Indianhead Mountain Ski Area (E), Preque Isle State Campground (F), Trout Creek Fire Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Copper Pond (A), Sunday Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Brotherton Creek (A), Bowden Creek (B), Nuthatch Creek (C), Berranger Creek (D), Turpeinen Creek (E), Wabeno Creek (F), Alward Creek (G), Little Carp River (H), Peboan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wakefield township: Presque Isle Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Wakefield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 287
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 99
- South: 6
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $275,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 255
- One, attached: 17
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 16
- 5 to 9: 37
- 10 to 19: 11
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800
Housing units in Wakefield township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (15%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Health care (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wakefield township:
- Finnish (36.2%)
- German (13.0%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- Polish (8.3%)
- Italian (5.4%)
- English (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (78%)
- Carpooled: 22 (13%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 10 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Wood (19%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.6% of residents of Wakefield township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 395- In family households: 335 (93 male householders, 20 female householders)
97 spouses, 110 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (29 male householders (27 living alone)), 25 female householders (23 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
53 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (1 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |