Stanton Township, Michigan
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- There is also the city of Stanton in Montcalm County, Michigan.
Stanton Township is a township in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,268 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 320.0 km² (123.6 mi²). 316.8 km² (122.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (1.00%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,268 people, 475 households, and 315 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.0/km² (10.4/mi²). There were 695 housing units at an average density of 2.2/km² (5.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.19% White, 0.24% African American, 0.55% Native American, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. Also, 46.9% of Stanton Township residents report Finnish ancestry, making the town the most Finnish town in the United States.
There were 475 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.4% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,200, and the median income for a family was $41,771. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,338. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
