Chocolay Township
| Chocolay Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Chocolay Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 46°28′35″N 87°18′44″W / 46.47639°N 87.31222°WCoordinates: 46°28′35″N 87°18′44″W / 46.47639°N 87.31222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.8 sq mi (157.5 km2) |
| • Land | 59.7 sq mi (154.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,148 |
| • Density | 119.8/sq mi (46.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-15660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626081 |
Chocolay Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 60.8 square miles (157 km2), of which 59.7 square miles (155 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (1.89%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,148 people, 2,324 households, and 1,743 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.8 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 of the township, 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% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. Based on self-reporting in Census 2000, 12.7% were of Finnish, 11.1% German, 10.5% French, 8.6% English, 7.6% Irish, 5.6% Swedish and 5.1% Italian ancestry.
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