Wellington township, Alpena County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 53.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 296 (all rural)
| Males: 149 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 147 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 289 (259 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Wellington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.60
| Wellington township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Wellington township: | $38,154 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,073 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,073 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Swamps: Long Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Truax Creek (A), Jewett Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Wellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% 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: 260
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 7
- South: 5
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
4 people in other group homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 199
- Mobile homes: 19
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Wellington township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
- Paper (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (36%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (4%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wellington township:
- German (36.5%)
- Polish (10.8%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Scottish (3.9%)
- English (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 85 (81%)
- Carpooled: 10 (10%)
- Other means: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Wood (28%)
- Electricity (2%)
4 people in other group homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.6% of residents of Wellington township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 268- In family households: 242 (73 male householders, 6 female householders)
71 spouses, 85 children (49 natural, 8 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,
63 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |