Kinross Charter Township, Michigan | |
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Charter township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 46°16′52″N 84°34′36″W / 46.28111°N 84.57667°WCoordinates: 46°16′52″N 84°34′36″W / 46.28111°N 84.57667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Chippewa |
Area | |
• Total | 120.9 sq mi (313.2 km2) |
• Land | 119.7 sq mi (310.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,561 |
• Density | 63/sq mi (24.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49752 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-43480 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626563 |
Website | www |
Kinross Charter Township is a charter township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,561 at the 2010 census, up from 5,922 at the 2000 census.
The township is located in the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 18 miles (29 km) south of Sault Ste. Marie and 33 miles (53 km) north of St. Ignace.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 120.9 square miles (313.2 km2), of which 119.7 square miles (310.1 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), or 1.00%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,922 people, 1,156 households, and 887 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.3 per square mile (19.0/km²). There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of 12.7 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 64.59% White, 17.24% African American, 11.30% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.83% from other races, and 5.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.68% of the population.
There were 1,156 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.30.