Ford River township, Delta County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 64.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 2,241 (all rural)
| Males: 1,135 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 1,106 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,241 (2,031 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Ford River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.47
| Ford River township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Ford River township: | $41,052 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,742 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $96,742 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ford River township: Park Place of the North Campground (A), Highland Country Club (B), Country Meadows Golf Course (C), Hyde Station (D), Ford River Township Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ford River township include: Ford River Community Chapel (A), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West Ford River Cemetery (1), South Fork River Cemetery (2), South Ford River Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: North Lake (A), Henderson Lakes (B), South Lake (C), Sevenmile Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Tenmile Creek (A), No See-um Creek (B), Portage Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ford River township include: Hyde Roadside Park (1), O B Fuller County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
89% of Ford River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 41
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Ford River township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (14%)
- Paper (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ford River township:
- Norwegian (57.8%)
- German (17.8%)
- Danish (13.3%)
- Belgian (4.4%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (57%)
- Worked at home: 6 (43%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 47- In family households: 40 (11 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 19 children (19 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
390 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (23 men, 43 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% |