Inverness Township, Michigan
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Inverness Township is a township in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,278 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- Mullett Lake is an unincorporated community on the northwest shore of Mullett Lake at . It is on M-27 about 6 miles southwest of Cheboygan. The community is 604 feet above sea level and the ZIP code is 49761.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 96.3 km² (37.2 mi²). 87.9 km² (33.9 mi²) of it is land and 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²) of it (8.79%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,278 people, 914 households, and 659 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.9/km² (67.1/mi²). There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 14.0/km² (36.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.39% White, 0.04% African American, 2.28% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 914 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,121, and the median income for a family was $44,653. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $19,798 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,921. About 3.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
