Baraga Township, Michigan
Baraga Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,815. The village of Baraga is located in the southeast corner of the township. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, Baraga Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.82%, is water. Demographics. As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 3,542 people, 1,178 households, and 777 families in the township. The population density was 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km). There were 1,455 housing units  at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 67.56% White, 12.11% African American, 14.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 5.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. 28.3% were of Finnish, 9.6% German and 8.8% French ancestry according to the 2000 census. There were 1,178 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0 % were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% 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 3.10. The township population contained 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 136.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.9 males . The median income for a household in the township was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $32,373 versus $23,516 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,550. About 8.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.