Bliss Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 45°41′47″N 84°55′12″W / 45.69639°N 84.92000°W / 45.69639; -84.92000
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Bliss Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-08980[1]
GNIS feature ID1625947[2]

Bliss Township is a

White Shoal Light
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 46.03 square miles (119.2 km2), of which 43.66 square miles (113.1 km2) is land and 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2) (5.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Native American
, and 1.40% from two or more races.

There were 234 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. 2.97% of men are women.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,339, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $25,938 for females. The

poverty line
, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bliss Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  4. ^ 1999 Michigan Encyclopedia, retrieved 3-Nov-2014