Daggett Township, Michigan

Daggett Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Daggett Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°28′45″N 87°34′10″W / 45.47917°N 87.56944°W / 45.47917; -87.56944Coordinates: 45°28′45″N 87°34′10″W / 45.47917°N 87.56944°W / 45.47917; -87.56944
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Menominee
Area
– Total	36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2)
– Land	35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	740
– Density	20.6/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	49821
Area code(s)	906
FIPS code	26-19580[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626155[2]

Daggett Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 740 at the 2000 census. The village of Daggett is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 740 people, 284 households, and 209 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.6 per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.11% White, 0.27% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 1.35% from two or more races.

There were 284 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,727, and the median income for a family was $35,729. Males had a median income of $27,232 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,767. About 8.9% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% 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: Daggett Township, Michigan