Stephenson Township, Michigan

• Daggett was a community founded in 1876. It was incorporated as a village in 1902 and is now within Daggett Township to the north.[5]

The township is south of the center of Menominee County. The city of Stephenson is surrounded by the western part of the township. U.S. Route 41 passes through the township and city, leading south 21 miles (34 km) to Menominee, the county seat, and north 20 miles (32 km) to Powers.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stephenson Township has a total area of 41.2 square miles (107 km²), of which 40.7 square miles (105 km²) are land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), or 1.13%, are water.[1] The Little Cedar River, a south-flowing tributary of the Menominee River, drains the western part of the township, while the Walton River drains the eastern part, starting at North Lake.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 716 people, 283 households, and 215 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.6 per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 358 housing units at an average density of 8.8 per square mile (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.60% White, 0.28% Native American, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 283 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $37,778. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,727. About 7.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.