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Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan





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GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 402.0 Km&2 (155.2 Mi&2 ). 401.1 km&2 (154.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.22% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 292 people, 119 households, and 79 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 0.7/km&2 (1.9/mi&2). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 1.0/km&2 (2.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White , 0.00% African American , 1.71% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 119 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were Married Couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $33,000. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,833 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $15,333. 9.3% of the population and 5.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 14.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.