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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 355.8 Km&2 (137.4 Mi&2 ). 347.4 km&2 (134.1 mi&2) of it is land and 8.4 km&2 (3.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.36% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,251 people, 550 households, and 382 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 3.6/km&2 (9.3/mi&2). There were 1,029 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km&2 (7.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 82.09% White , 0.08% African American , 12.47% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.48% from Other Races , and 4.72% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 550 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were Married Couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73. In the township the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $34,712, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $26,146 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $17,315. 10.0% of the population and 7.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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