Elk township, MI

Sanilac County, MI

2022 population: 1,398 ( 128 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 39.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,294	92.56%	10.0%
Black:	35	2.50%	483.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.14%	100.0%
2+ races:	25	1.79%	56.2%
Hispanic:	42	3.00%	25.0%

Total non-White:	104	7.44%	16.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-143	-11.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	15	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,526
1,437	94.17%
6	0.39%
10	0.66%
1	0.07%
16	1.05%
56	3.67%
89	5.83%

2000
1,583
1,498	94.63%
8	0.51%
4	0.25%
22	1.39%
30	1.90%
21	1.33%
85	5.37%

1990
1,465
1,420	96.93%
0	0.00%
20	1.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
25	1.71%
45	3.07%

1980
1,535
1,491	97.13%
0	0.00%
10	0.65%
0	0.00%
n/a
34	2.21%
44	2.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-61	-3.9
4	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

78	5.3
40	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-71	-4.6
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.4
270	19.3%
1,128	80.7%
343	24.5%

607
2.26

369	60.8%
281	76.2%
24	6.5%
238	39.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
356	23.3%
1,170	76.7%
242	15.9%

589
2.55

399	67.7%
324	81.2%
23	5.8%
190	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
443	28.0%
1,140	72.0%
219	13.8%

567
2.74

445	78.5%
345	77.5%
39	8.8%
122	21.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
401	27.4%
1,064	72.6%
197	13.4%

520
2.82

408	78.5%
345	84.6%
21	5.1%
112	21.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
512	33.4%
1,023	66.6%
142	9.3%

492
3.08

421	85.6%
387	91.9%
23	5.5%
71	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	15.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	75	12.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	82	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	5.4%
$200,000 or more	12	2.0%

Median Household Income	55,170
Per Capita Income	30,655

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	5.1%
Public Assistance	29	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	80	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	539	66.7%
Unemployed	53	6.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	592	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	216	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	202	189	51.7%
Non-Profit	17	32	34.7%
Self-Employed	62	22	73.8%

Local Government	38	31	55.1%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	264	211	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	56	71	44.1%
Total	320	282	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	65	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	108	17.9%
Professional, Technical	109	18.1%
Service Occupations	77	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	2.0%
All others	243	40.4%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	148	24.6%
Health care and social assistance	115	19.1%
Construction	48	8.0%
Retail trade	48	8.0%
Educational services	48	8.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	4.5%
Other services	27	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	27	4.5%
Public administration	23	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	15	2.5%
Finance and insurance	15	2.5%
Information	11	1.8%
Wholesale trade	11	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.5%
Utilities	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42	3.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	2	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,314	98.6%
Spanish	18	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	321	23.0%
English	243	17.4%
Irish	180	12.9%
Polish	95	6.8%
American	75	5.4%
Scottish	73	5.2%
French	46	3.3%
Belgian	36	2.6%
Italian	31	2.2%
Australian	25	1.8%
Hungarian	21	1.5%
French Canadian	19	1.4%
Welsh	13	0.9%
Maltese	12	0.9%
Dutch	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,386	99.1%
Not a citizen	12	0.9%

Native	1,381	98.8%
Foreign-born	17	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
38	3.6%	79	7.6%	477	45.6%	314	30.0%	99	9.5%	39	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	38	3.6%
9-12 Years	79	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	477	45.6%
Some College	314	30.0%
Bach. Degree	99	9.5%
Grad Degree	39	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +118	R +81	D + 0.0%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +226	R +292	R + 32.4%
D -66
2020 vs. 2008	R +252	R +395	R + 48.8%
D -143

2016 vs. 2008	R +134	R +314	R + 48.8%
D -180
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	611	75.7%	Joe Biden (D)	191	23.7%	5	0.6%	807	28	29	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	493	72.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	154	22.8%	29	4.3%	676	26	27	0.01%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	385	59.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	257	39.8%	4	0.6%	646	15	12	0.01%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	359	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	334	47.4%	11	1.6%	704	10	5	0.01%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	405	60.6%	John Kerry (D)	259	38.8%	4	0.6%	668	13	10	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	369	59.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	237	38.2%	14	2.3%	620	13	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

191

23.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

611

75.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

807

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

154

22.8%

Donald Trump (R)

493

72.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

257

39.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

385

59.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

646

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

334

47.4%

John McCain (R)

359

51.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

704

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

405

60.6%

John Kerry (D)

259

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

668

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

369

59.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

237

38.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

620

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Tudor Dixon (R)	472	68.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	212	30.6%	8 [+]	1.2%	692	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	73%	John James (R)	570	71.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	214	26.9%	13 [+]	1.6%	797	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	51%	John James (R)	373	65.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	186	32.6%	11 [+]	1.9%	570	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	51%	Bill Schuette (R)	361	63.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	182	32.2%	23 [+]	4.1%	566	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.2%);
2014	S2	40%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	241	52.4%	Gary Peters (D)	190	41.3%	29 [+]	6.3%	460	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (2.8%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 11 (2.4%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (1.1%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	274	59.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	171	37.0%	17 [+]	3.7%	462	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (2.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	656
Median Value	$112,200

Occupied	607	92.5%
Vacant	49	7.5%

Owned	524	86.3%
Rented	83	13.7%
Median Rent	$731

Single-Family Units	609	92.8%
Detached	609	92.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	2.0%
Mobile Homes	18	2.7%

Elk township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elk township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, MI