Inverness Township, Michigan

Inverness Township, Michigan
Township
Inverness Township
Coordinates: 45°35′19″N 84°32′37″W / 45.58861°N 84.54361°WCoordinates: 45°35′19″N 84°32′37″W / 45.58861°N 84.54361°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Cheboygan
Area
• Total	37.2 sq mi (96.3 km^2)
• Land	33.9 sq mi (87.7 km^2)
• Water	3.4 sq mi (8.7 km^2)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,261
• Density	67/sq mi (25.8/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-40820[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626519[2]

Inverness Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,261 at the 2010 census.^[3] It was named after Inverness in Scotland.^[4]

Communities

• Geyersville was the name of a rural post office in Inverness Township during 1877 and 1878.^[5]
• Mullett Lake is an unincorporated community on the northwest shore of Mullett Lake at 45°33′43″N 84°31′32″W / 45.56194°N 84.52556°W.^[6] It is on M-27, about 6 miles southwest of Cheboygan. The Mullett Lake ZIP code 49761 provides P.O. box only service to the area.^[7]
• Riggsville is the name of a community named after the Riggs Family. Justice of the Peace Francis Stead married Lydia Riggs and lived there along with many family members and others.

Geography

Inverness Township is located in northern Cheboygan County and is bordered by the city of Cheboygan, the county seat, on the northeast. The southeast corner of the township is in Mullett Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.3 km²), of which 33.9 square miles (87.7 km²) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²), or 8.99%, is water.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,278 people, 914 households, and 659 families residing in the township. The population density was 67.1 per square mile (25.9/km²). There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 36.1 per square mile (14.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.39% White, 0.04% African American, 2.28% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 914 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,121, and the median income for a family was $44,653. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $19,798 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,921. About 3.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inverness Township, Michigan
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Inverness township, Cheboygan County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 165.
5. Romig 1986, p. 221.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mullett Lake, Michigan
7. ZIP Code Lookup, United States Postal Service

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. ISBN 978-0814318386.