Escanaba Township, Michigan

"Chandler, Michigan" redirects here. For other places in Michigan with similar names, see Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan and Chandler Township, Huron County, Michigan.

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Escanaba Township, Michigan

Civil township

Location within Delta County

Escanaba Township

Location within the state of Michigan

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Escanaba Township

Escanaba Township (the United States)

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Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 87°07′08″W﻿ / ﻿45.83333°N 87.11889°W﻿ / 45.83333; -87.11889Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 87°07′08″W﻿ / ﻿45.83333°N 87.11889°W﻿ / 45.83333; -87.11889
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Delta
Government

• Supervisor| Tom Rymkos
• Treasurer| Kim Knauf-Wyckoff
• Clerk| Pat Beauchamp
Area

• Total| 60.3 sq mi (156.2 km2)
• Land| 59.6 sq mi (154.3 km2)
• Water| 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation

| 774 ft (236 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 3,482
• Density| 58.4/sq mi (22.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

49818, 49829, 49837

Area code(s)| 906
FIPS code| 26-26380[1]
GNIS feature ID| 1626248[2]
Website| Official website

Escanaba Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census, down from 3,587 at the 2000 census.

The City of Escanaba is south of the township but is administratively autonomous. Both are named for the Escanaba River.

## Contents

* 1 Communities
* 2 Geography
* 3 Demographics
* 4 References
* 4.1 Notes
* 4.2 Sources

## Communities[edit]

* Chandler is an unincorporated community in the township at 45°52′12″N 87°09′21″W﻿ / ﻿45.87000°N 87.15583°W﻿ / 45.87000; -87.15583﻿ (Chandler, Michigan).[3] It was founded in 1898.[4]
* West Gladstone is an unincorporated community in the township.[5]

## Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.3 square miles (156 km2), of which 59.6 square miles (154 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (1.24%) is water.

## Demographics[edit]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,587 people, 1,290 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.2 per square mile (23.2/km2). There were 1,398 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 1.45% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 1,290 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,730, and the median income for a family was $48,839. Males had a median income of $41,227 versus $22,952 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,454. About 3.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Escanaba Township, Michigan
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chandler, Michigan
4. ^ Romig 1986, p. 109.
5. ^ Land Atlas and Plat Book, Delta County, Michigan 2004-2005. Rockford, Illinois: Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 2004–2005. p. 21.

### Sources[edit]

* Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.

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Municipalities and communities of Delta County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Escanaba

Cities|

* Escanaba
* Gladstone

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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