Chocolay Charter Township, Michigan

Chocolay Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,903 at the 2010 census.

Chocolay Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Chocolay
Motto(s): 
"Superior Living ... Simply"
Location within Marquette County (red) and the administered community of Harvey (pink)
Chocolay Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°28′35″N 87°18′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
Established1860
Government
 • SupervisorRichard Bohjanen
 • ClerkMax Engle
Area
 • Total60.80 sq mi (157.5 km2)
 • Land58.98 sq mi (152.8 km2)
 • Water1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,903
 • Density100.1/sq mi (38.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49822 (Deerton)
49855 (Marquette)
49885 (Skandia)
Area code(s)906
FIPS code26-15660[1]
GNIS feature ID1626081[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.80 square miles (157.47 km2), of which 58.98 square miles (152.76 km2) is land and 1.82 square miles (4.71 km2) (2.99%) is water.[3]

Communities

Demographics

At the 2000 census,[1] there were 7,148 people, 2,324 households and 1,743 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.8 per square mile (46.3/km2). There were 2,643 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup, based on self-reporting, was 86.64% White, 8.66% African American, 2.01% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. Based on self-reporting in Census 2000, 12.7% were of Finnish, 11.1% German, 10.5% French, 8.6% English, 7.6% Irish, 5.6% Swedish and 5.1% Italian ancestry.

There were 2,324 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.

22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.5 males.

The median household income was $49,438 and the median family income was $55,972. Males had a median income of $39,282 and females $27,500. The per capita income was $19,569. About 3.0% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chocolay Charter Township, Michigan
  3. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 32 Michigan. Retrieved August 28, 2020.


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