Baraga Township, Michigan

Baraga Township, Michigan
Township
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Baraga
Area
• Total	187.3 sq mi (485.1 km2)
• Land	185.6 sq mi (480.8 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.3 km2)
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,542
• Density	19.1/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	49908
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-05340Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1625882

Baraga Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,542. The village of Baraga is located in the southeast corner of the township.

Communities

• Arnheim is an unincorporated community at 46°55′01″N 88°28′57″W.
• Assinins is an unincorporated community at 46°48′37″N 88°28′38″W.
• Baraga is a village at the junction of US-41 and M-38 in the southeast corner of the township.
• Bear Town is an unincorporated community on US-41 north of Baraga at 46°48′32″N 88°30′35″W.
• Keweenaw Bay is an unincorporated community at 46°51′37″N 88°28′54″W.
• Pelkie is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 187.3 square miles (485.1 km²), of which, 185.6 square miles (480.8 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²) of it (0.88%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,542 people, 1,178 households, and 777 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 67.56% White, 12.11% African American, 14.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 5.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. 28.3% were of Finnish, 9.6% German and 8.8% French ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,178 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 136.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $32,373 versus $23,516 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,550. About 8.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.