Bliss Township is a
civil township
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of
Emmet County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. As of the
2010 census, the township population was 620. It was named after Governor
Aaron T. Bliss
Aaron Thomas Bliss (May 22, 1837 – September 16, 1906) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and the 25th governor of Michigan, and was from Saginaw. Bliss Township was named after him.
Early life in New York
Bliss ...
.
1999 Michigan Encyclopedia, retrieved 3-Nov-2014
/ref> Bliss Township is the location of Wilderness State Park
Wilderness State Park is a public recreation area bordering Lake Michigan, five miles southwest of Mackinaw City in Emmet County in Northern Michigan. The state park's include of shoreline, diverse forested dune and swale complexes, wetla ...
and White Shoal Light.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.15%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 572 people, 234 households, and 167 families residing in the township. The population density
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was 13.0 per square mile (5.0/km2). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.18% White
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, 5.42% Native American, and 1.40% from two or more races.
There were 234 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples
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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. 2.97% of men are women.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,339, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $17,094. About 1.8% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Emmet County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan