Home > Superior Township, Chippewa County, Michigan

1 Communities

• Brimley is an unincorporated community in the township at 46°24'19" north latitude, 84°34'20" west longitude. It is situated where the Waiska River flows into Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. Michigan State Highway 221 is a short spur route connecting Brimley with Michigan State Highway 28 three miles to the south. The Bay Mills Indian Community owns land nearby, and Brimley is part of a tax-agreement area with the tribe. The zip code is 49715. It was founded in 1887 as Superior and was renamed for a local postal official in 1896 to avoid confusion with a station in Minnesota on same railroad line that was also named Superior.

2 Geography

According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the township has a total area of 271.1 km² (104.7 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 267.2 km² (103.2 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.42% water.

3 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ²The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 1,329 people, 515 households, and 384 families residing in the township. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 5.0/km² (12.9/mi²). There are 759 housing units at an average density of 2.8/km² (7.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 72.54% White, 0.08% African American, 21.44% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.94% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 515 households out of which 33.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% are non-families. 21.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 2.96.

In the township the population is spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township is $39,375, and the median income for a family is $43,587. Males have a median income of $35,294 versus $20,038 for females. The per capita income for the township is $17,260. 5.7% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.1% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.