Millen Township, Michigan

Not to be confused with Mellen Township, Michigan.

Millen Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Millen Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°38′28″N 83°38′8″W / 44.64111°N 83.63556°W / 44.64111; -83.63556Coordinates: 44°38′28″N 83°38′8″W / 44.64111°N 83.63556°W / 44.64111; -83.63556
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Alcona
Area
- Total	71.2 sq mi (184.4 km2)
- Land	70.6 sq mi (182.9 km2)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	463
- Density	6.6/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-54060[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626743[2]

Millen Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 463 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.2 square miles (184 km²), of which, 70.6 square miles (183 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (0.86%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 463 people, 202 households, and 139 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.6 per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 541 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.11% White, 1.94% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 202 households out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $26,932, and the median income for a family was $33,077. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,475. About 14.5% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millen Township, Michigan

External links

• Clarke Historical Collection, Bibliography for Alcona County
• Lumberman's Monument
• Lumberman's Monument at the U.S. Forest Service