Menominee Township, Michigan

The township is in southern Menominee County, bordered to the south by Menominee, the county seat; to the southeast by Green Bay (Lake Michigan); and to the west, across the Menominee River, by Marinette County, Wisconsin. U.S. Route 41 crosses the township, leading south into Menominee and north to Stephenson, while M-35 runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline, leading northeast to Escanaba.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Menominee Township has a total area of 73.4 square miles (190 km²), of which 72.7 square miles (188 km²) are land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), or 1.02%, are water.[1]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,939 people, 1,570 households, and 1,169 families residing in the township. The population density was 54.2 inhabitants per square mile (20.9/km²). There were 1,782 housing units at an average density of 24.5 per square mile (9.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.88% White, 0.03% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 1,570 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% 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 2.87.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,435, and the median income for a family was $48,516. Males had a median income of $33,872 versus $22,238 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,815. About 4.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

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