Sherman Township is a
civil township
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of
Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. The population was 76 at the
2020 census, which ranks it as the
fourth-least populated municipality in the state after
Pointe Aux Barques Township,
Grand Island Township, and
West Branch Township.
Communities
*
Gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
is an
unincorporated community
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located near the mouth of the
Tobacco River at Lake Superior at .
*Hebards is an unincorporated community along the western edge of the township at . Also spelled as Hebard, the community was settled as a railway station along the Mineral Range Railroad in 1903, and a now-defunct post office opened on June 30, 1903. It was named for lumberman Charles and Edward Hebard.
*Snowshoe is an unincorporated community within the township at .
*Traverse is an unincorporated community located along the
Traverse River at .
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which and (5.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 60 people, 34 households, and 14 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 0.9 per square mile (0.4/km). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.33%
White
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, and 1.67% from two or more races. 46.2% were of
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
, 11.5%
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
, 7.7%
French, 5.8%
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
, 5.8%
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
, 5.8%
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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, 5.8%
Scandinavian, and 5.8%
Slavic ancestry.
There were 34 households, out of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were
married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 58.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.0% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $0 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $17,989. There were no families and 12.7% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no individuals under eighteen and 23.8% of those over 64.
Images
File:GayMichiganDowntown.jpg,
File:ShermanTownshipFireDepartmentGayMichigan.jpg,
File:ShermanMichiganCommunityCenter.jpg,
References
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Townships in Michigan
Townships in Keweenaw County, Michigan
Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan
Michigan populated places on Lake Superior
Populated places established in 1861
1861 establishments in Michigan