Ensign Township, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Ensign Township, Michigan

Civil township

Location within Delta County

Ensign Township

Location within the state of Michigan

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Ensign Township

Ensign Township (the United States)

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Coordinates: 45°52′16″N 86°53′39″W﻿ / ﻿45.87111°N 86.89417°W﻿ / 45.87111; -86.89417
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Delta
Government

• Supervisor| John Wolf
Area

• Total

| 65.8 sq mi (170.4 km2)
• Land| 59.0 sq mi (152.7 km2)
• Water| 6.8 sq mi (17.7 km2)
Elevation

| 715 ft (218 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 746
• Density| 11/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)|

49878

Area code| 906
FIPS code| 26-26140[1]
GNIS feature ID| 1626242[2]

Ensign Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 746 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 748 at the 2010 census.[3]

## Communities

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* Maywood is an unincorporated community in the township.[4]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.8 square miles (170 km2), of which 59.0 square miles (153 km2) is land and 6.8 square miles (18 km2) (10.37%) is water.

### Climate

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|  Malman Marsh

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## Demographics

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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 780 people, 327 households, and 236 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.2 inhabitants per square mile (5.1/km2). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 9.0 per square mile (3.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.62% White, 0.38% African American, 3.85% Native American, and 1.15% from two or more races.

There were 327 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $48,906. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $28,333 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,546. About 2.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Fire coverage is provided by the Ensign Township Fire Department. EMS coverage is provided by Masonville EMS.

## References

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1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ensign Township, Michigan
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
4. ^ Land Atlas and Plat Book, Delta County, Michigan 2004-2005. Rockford, Illinois: Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 2004–2005. p. 23.
5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Delta County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Escanaba

Cities|

* Escanaba
* Gladstone

Map of Michigan highlighting Delta County.svg

Village|

* Garden

Townships|

* Baldwin
* Bark River
* Bay de Noc
* Brampton
* Cornell
* Ensign
* Escanaba
* Fairbanks
* Ford River
* Garden
* Maple Ridge
* Masonville
* Nahma
* Wells

CDPs|

* Rapid River
* Rock

Other
communities|

* Bark River
* Brampton
* Campbell
* Chaison
* Cornell
* Ford River
* Larch
* Lathrop
* Narenta
* Perkins
* Pine Ridge
* Trombly
* West Gladstone
* Winde

Ghost town|

* Osier

Indian reservations|

* Hannahville Indian Community‡
* Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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