Ellis Township is a

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Cheboygan County Cheboygan County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,579. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840, with land partitioned from Michilimackinac County. ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 557 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*Afton is an

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east of the Pigeon River at . It is on M-68, about east of

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at Indian River and about west of M-33 (which is then south of Cheboygan). The ZIP code is 49705. Afton began as a

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in 1887.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.17%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 519 people, 190 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 329 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.92%

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, 0.19%

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, 1.16% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.54% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 190 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were

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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,131, and the median income for a family was $32,206. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the township was $15,525. About 5.8% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the

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, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Images

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References

{{authority control Townships in Cheboygan County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1882 1882 establishments in Michigan