Metz Township is a

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Presque Isle County Presque Isle County ( ') is a county in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 12,982. The county seat is Rogers City. The county was authorized by state legislative action on April 1, 1840 ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 302 at the 2010 census.

Communities

Metz is a small

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within the township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water.

History

In 15 October 1908, a large forest fire consumed of Presque Isle County, and most of the area of Metz. Killed were 42 men, women, and children, many of whom were on a train derailed by rails twisted from the fire. These included: * William Barrett, adult * Leo Buskowski, adult * Lizzie Cicero, adult; Margaret Cicers, seven years; George Cicero, five years; Gerlen Cicero, two years * Elizabeth Dost, four years * Otille Erke, adult; Matilda Erke, six years; Gertrude Erke, eight years; Chearles Erke, four years; Lorene Erke, two years * Emma Hardies, adult; Pauline Hardies, nine years; Mary Hardies, three years; Minnie Hardies, eight months * Eufrozyna Konieczny, adult; Joseph Konieczny, three years; John Konieczny, two years; Helena Konieczny, seven months * Arthur Lee, adult * John Nowicki, adult; Catherine Nowicki, adult * John Samp, adult and * Rovert Wagner, eighteen years Most were of either

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nationality. This became known as the "Metz Fire."

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 331 people, 134 households, and 92 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 207 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.89%

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, 1.51% Native American, 0.30%

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, and 0.30% from two or more races. There were 134 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were

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living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,611, and the median income for a family was $31,458. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $16,000 for females. The

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for the township was $14,191. About 8.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the

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, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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