Country United States County Crawford FIPS code 26-49520 Elevation 351 m Local time Monday 10:33 PM | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1626643 Population 626 (2010) | |
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Weather -11°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 81% Humidity Area 263.4 km² (260.3 km² Land / 3.108 km² Water) | ||
Lovells Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 626 at the 2010 census. It is home to the annual Lovells Bridge Walk event.
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Map of Lovells Township, MI, USA
Lovells is an unincorporated community in the township on the North Branch of the Au Sable River at 44°48′11″N 84°28′55″W. The elevation is 1,162 feet (354 m) above sea level. It is about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Grayling, although the trip via indirect county roads is considerably longer.
Geography
Lovells Township occupies the northern corner of Crawford County and is bordered by Otsego County to the north and Oscoda County to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 101.7 square miles (263.5 km2), of which 100.5 square miles (260.4 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), or 1.16%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 578 people, 283 households, and 179 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km²). There were 932 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.52% Native American, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.
There were 283 households out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.48.
In the township the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,023, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,401. About 1.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.