Duncan Township is a

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of Houghton County in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 234.

Communities

* Kenton is an

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in the southwest part of the township on M-28 and the East Branch of the Ontonagon River at . The ZIP Code is 49967. Kenton was a station on the

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. A post office was established in February 1889. * Sidnaw is an

along M-28, southwest of L'Anse. Sidnaw has a

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with ZIP code 49961.ZIP Code Lookup
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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.63%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 280 people, 146 households, and 83 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 399 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.36%

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, 1.07% Native American, 2.14% Asian, and 1.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. 24.2% were of Finnish, 16.1% English, 10.0% French, 10.0% Swedish, 7.1% German, 6.2% Irish and 5.7% United States or American ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 146 households, out of which 14.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.50. In the township the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,192. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $26,667 for females. The

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for the township was $13,484. About 17.4% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the

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, including 38.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Townships in Houghton County, Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan Townships in Michigan