Northport (Michigan)

Leelanau County

26-58740

Northport is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Northport has 648 inhabitants in an area of 4.3 km ². The population density is 150.7/km ². North Port is located on the Grand Traverse Bay on a peninsula in Lake Michigan. In North Port is also the Woolsey Memorial Airport and the Leelanau State Park. Northport was from 1863 to 1883 the county seat of Leelanau County.

Location

In the small village of Northport also known people have settled. This includes, for example, actor Tim Allen.

Geography

The nearest settlements / villages are Suttons Bay ( 18 km), Ellsworth (29 km), Central Lake (29 km), Elk Rapids (31 miles) and Charlevoix (35 km).

Population

Based on the data of the population census of 2000 the village has 648 inhabitants and 174 families. The population density is 150.7 people / km ². Of the 648 people 96.1 % are European, 2.2% Native American, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian and 1.1% other race.

In North Port, there are 272 households. In 21.7 % of households children and young people under 18. The average family strength is 2.69 people.

18.4% of the population is under 18, 4.2% are older than 18 and younger than 24, 17.4% are older than 25 and younger than 44, 28.7 % are older than 45 and younger than 64 and 31, 3% are older than 65 years. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females account for 86.7 males.

The average annual income of the population is $ 40,368. 9.1% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Religions

In Northport village next to a Catholic church called St. Gertrude is also an Evangelical Lutheran church called Bethany Lutheran Church, a church of the United Church of Christ and an Episcopal church called St. Christopher.

• Location in Michigan
• Location in North America
• Leelanau County