L'Anse Township, Michigan
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L'Anse Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,926. Mount Arvon and Mount Curwood, the highest and second highest points in Michigan are located in the township.
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[edit] Communities
The Village of L'Anse is the only incorporated municipality in the township. There are some unincorporated communities and historic locales:
- Alberta is on U.S. Highway 41 about eight miles south of the village of L'Anse.
- Herman is at . [1]
- Pequaming is at . [2]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 696.6 km² (269.0 mi²). 644.1 km² (248.7 mi²) of it is land and 52.5 km² (20.3 mi²) of it (7.54%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,926 people, 1,610 households, and 1,059 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.1/km² (15.8/mi²). There were 1,918 housing units at an average density of 3.0/km² (7.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.86% White, 0.18% African American, 13.68% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 1,610 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $43,776. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $21,231 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,455. About 7.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
