Yates Township, Michigan

Yates Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-89040[1]
GNIS feature ID	1627298[2]

Yates Township is a

.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.87%) is water. Communities in the township have included Idlewild, which still exists, and Nirvana, an early lumbering center that has entirely disappeared.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $20,417, and the median income for a family was $25,179. Males had a median income of $33,438 versus $28,125 for females. The

, including 53.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All of Yates Township is in the Baldwin Community Schools school district.^[3]

See also

• Idlewild, Michigan - A community in the township

References

See also

• Idlewild, Michigan