Chocolay Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Chocolay | |
| Motto: "Superior Living ... Simply" | |
 Location withinMarquette County (red) and the administered community ofHarvey (pink) | |
  Chocolay Township  Chocolay Township | |
| Coordinates:46°28′35″N87°18′44″W / 46.47639°N 87.31222°W /46.47639; -87.31222 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Established | 1860 |
| Named after | Chocolay River |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | David Lynch |
| • Clerk | Max Engle |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.80 sq mi (157.5 km2) |
| • Land | 58.98 sq mi (152.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,899 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-103-15660[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626081[4] |
| Website | www |
Chocolay Township (/ˈtʃɒkəleɪ/CHOK-ə-lay) is acharter township inMarquette County in the U.S. state ofMichigan. The population was 5,899 at the2020 census.[2] The township is named for theChocolay River and is located on the shore ofLake Superior.
The township is in eastern Marquette County. It is bordered to the northwest by the city ofMarquette, thecounty seat; to the west bySands Township; to the south byWest Branch andSkandia townships; to the east byOnota Township inAlger County; and to the north by Lake Superior.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.80 square miles (157.47 km2), of which 58.98 square miles (152.76 km2) are land and 1.82 square miles (4.71 km2) (2.99%) are water.[1]
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1870 | 260 | — | |
| 1880 | 974 | 274.6% | |
| 1890 | 1,285 | 31.9% | |
| 1900 | 662 | −48.5% | |
| 1910 | 852 | 28.7% | |
| 1920 | 735 | −13.7% | |
| 1930 | 636 | −13.5% | |
| 1940 | 882 | 38.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,205 | 36.6% | |
| 1960 | 2,235 | 85.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,299 | 47.6% | |
| 1980 | 5,685 | 72.3% | |
| 1990 | 6,025 | 6.0% | |
| 2000 | 7,148 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 5,903 | −17.4% | |
| 2020 | 5,899 | −0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
At the 2000census,[3] there were 7,148 people, 2,324 households and 1,743 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.8 inhabitants per square mile (46.3/km2). There were 2,643 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup, based on self-reporting, was 86.64%White, 8.66%African American, 2.01%Native American, 0.57%Asian, 0.07%Pacific Islander, 0.29% fromother races, and 1.75% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.80% of the population. Based on self-reporting inCensus 2000, 12.7% were ofFinnish, 11.1%German, 10.5%French, 8.6%English, 7.6%Irish, 5.6%Swedish and 5.1%Italian ancestry.
There were 2,324 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% weremarried couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.
22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.5 males.
Themedian household income was $49,438 and the median family income was $55,972. Males had a median income of $39,282 and females $27,500. Theper capita income was $19,569. About 3.0% of families and 4.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |