Mullett Township is a
civil township
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of
Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. The population was 1,312 at the
2010 census.
Both the township and
Mullett Lake
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are named for
John Mullett John Mullett (1786–1862) was a prominent surveyor based in Detroit, Michigan in the early 19th century.
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, who surveyed much of the area between 1840 and 1843.
When Mullett Township was created by the
Michigan Legislature, it was spelled Mullet—a spelling that was widely used in early maps and documents.
Communities
Topinabee is an
unincorporated community
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about southwest of
Cheboygan on the western shore of Mullett Lake at . Founded in 1881 and 1882, the hamlet was named after the
Potawatomi chief Topenebee, who primarily resided in southwestern Michigan.
In addition to the
United States Postal Service
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churches, a public library, bar and grille, breakfast cafe, gas station-market, and a rustic furniture store. Mullett Township oversees two public beaches and a public boat-launch on Mullett Lake, as well as a park with baseball field, tennis
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and basketball
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court, and playground equipment.
Other named locations in the township include (from south to north) Giauque Beach, Royal Oak Beach, Veery Point, Long Point, Birchwood, and Silver Beach, all on the western shore of Mullett Lake.
Geography
Mullett Township is located west of the geographic center of Cheboygan County and is situated on both sides of Mullett Lake. One must leave the township to go from one side of the lake to the other by land. M-27, North Straits Highway, follows the western shore of the lake and passes through Topinabee. Access to Interstate 75
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is just south of the township border, in Tuscarora Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 46.79%, is water,
Demographics
As of the census
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population density
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was 67.4 per square mile (26.0/km). There were 1,076 housing units at an average density of 56.5 per square mile (21.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 94.00% White
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, 0.31% African American
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, 3.74% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 545 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% 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 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $36,731. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $20,284 for females. The per capita income
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for the township was $18,758. About 5.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Mullett Township official website
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Townships in Cheboygan County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan