Township Board Meetings

All board meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 at the Champion Township Office.

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Champion Township, Marquette County
PO Box 126
Champion, MI 49814-0126
Townhall Address
5170 U.S. 41
Champion
Phone: (906) 339-2920
Fax: (906) 339-4191
champion.township@sbcglobal.net

Township Officials
Berle LaPin
Supervisor
PO Box 57
Champion, MI 49814-0057
email:  blapin@championmichigan.org
Phone: (906) 339-2223
Fax: (906) 339-4191
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Cheryl Koppinger
Clerk
PO Box 123
Champion, MI 49814-0123
email:  ckoppinger@championmichigan.org
Phone: (906) 339-2920
Fax: (906) 339-4191
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Linda Pelkola
Treasurer
PO Box 232
Champion, MI 49814-0232
email:  lpelkola@championmichigan.org
Phone: (906) 339-2254
Fax: (906) 339-4191
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Lawrence Arsenault
Trustee
PO Box 220
Champion, MI 49814-0220
email:  larsenault@championmichigan.org
Phone: (906) 339-2267
Fax: (906) 339-4191
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Mark Hamel
Trustee
745 Co. Rd. AI
Champion, MI 49814
email:  mhamel@championmichigan.org
Phone: (906) 339-2380
Fax: (906) 339-4191
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General Township Information
Minor Civil Division Name: Champion Twp Area Name or Description: 124.777
Jurisdiction Type: Twp Functional Status Code: 79856.482
County Census FIPS Code + MCD FIPS Code: 10314540 Census Summary Level: 060
Jurisdiction Name + County Name: Champion Twp, Marquette County State Number: 26
First 3 digits of LINK: 103 County Number: 103
Water Area (square miles): 323.171 County Subdivision (MCD) FIPS Code: 14540
Land Area in Square Miles: 120.92    
Water Area in Square Miles: 4.0432 Jurisdiction Name: Champion township

MTA Survey Data
Number of Township Parcels: 733 Economic Development Corporation: No
Downtown Development Authority: No Any 425 Agreements: No
Type of Fire Service: Operate its own fire department Offer Trash or Recycling Service: Yes
Type of Police Protection: No additional protection provided Number of Full Time Employees: 0
Type of Ambulance Service: Service not provided in township Number of Part Time Employees: 3
Township Provide Water Service: No Collective Bargaining Agreements: No
Number of Water Connections: 0 Enforce State Construction Code: No
Township Provide Sewer Service: No Master/Land Use Plan: Yes
Number of Sewer Connections: 0 Zoning Ordinance: Township Zoning

Demographic and Population Information
Total Persons: 297 Total Urban Persons: 0
Total Rural Persons: 0 Total Males: 157
Total Females: 140 Total White Persons: 295
Total Black Persons: 0 Total Native Americans: 2
Total Other Specific Race Persons: 0 Total Mixed Persons (2 or more races): 0
Total Non-Hispanic Persons: 297 Total Hispanic Persons: 0
Persons Under 5 Years Old: 18 Persons 5 Years Old to 17 Years Old: 44
Persons 18 Years Old to 24 Years Old: 22 Persons 25 Years Old to 44 Years Old: 68
Persons 45 Years Old to 64 Years Old: 101 Persons 65 Years Old and Older: 44
Median Age - Total Population: 44.1 Total Households: 126
Average Household Size (Persons Per Household): 2 Married Family Households with Children Under 18: 14
Single-Parent Family Households with Children Under 18: 16 Households with Someone 65 Years or Older Living Alone: 9
Households with One or More Non-Relatives Present: 12 Total Families: 92
Population in Families: 248 Average Family Size: 3
Total Housing Units: 262 Total Occupied Housing Units (remainder are vacant): 262
Total Owner-Occupied Housing (Other occupied are renters): 119 Total Vacant Housing Units used for Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use: 105
Foreign Born Persons (includes naturalized & non-citizens): 0 Total Population: 271
Average Commute to Work (in minutes): 27.7 Persons (25Yrs+) without a High School Diploma: 20
Persons (25Yrs+) with Bachelors Degree or Higher: 15 Total Persons: 208
Working Women (16 and over) With Children Under 18: 15 Working Women (16 and over) Without Children Under 18: 46
Women (16 and over) - Not Working (i.e., not in Labor Force): 57 Families with 2 or More Workers: 31
Total Families with 2 or More Workers: 82 Total People (16 and Over) Employed: 122
People (16 and Over) Employed as Management, Professionals and Related Occupations: 14 Median Household Income in 1999: 33571
Median Family Income in 1999: 33214 Per Capita Income: 17396
Persons Below Poverty Level in 1999: 33 Population used to determine Poverty Level: 269
Families in Poverty in 1999: 9 Total Families: 82
Households in Poverty in 1999: 16 Total Households: 118
Median Number of Rooms per Housing Unit: 5 Mobile Homes: 29
Total Houses: 257 Median Year Structure [housing unit] was Built: 1956
Median Year Current Householder Moved In: 1983 Total Housing Units with Complete Plumbing Facilities: 166
Total Housing Units: 257 Total Housing Units with Complete Kitchen Facilities: 172
Total Housing Units: 257 Median Gross Rent (in dollars) for units being rented: 275
Median (Owner-Occupied) Housing Value: 37200 Average (Owner-Occupied) Housing Value: 44727
Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units With a Mortgage: 604 Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units Without a Mortgage: 192
Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units With a Mortgage, as a Percentage of 1999 Household: 17 Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units Without a Mortgage, as a Percentage of 1999 Household: 10
Persons per Square Mile: 2.5 Percent of White Persons: 99.3
Percent of Black Persons: 0 Percent Native American Persons: 0.7
Percent of Hispanic Persons: 0 Percent of Foreign-Born Persons (incl. naturalized and non-citizens): 0
Percent of Persons Under 18 Years Old: 20.9 Percent of Persons 65 Years Old and Older: 14.8
Percent of Persons (25Yrs+) w/o High School Diploma: 9.6 Percent of Persons (25Yrs+) w/Bachelors Degree or Higher: 7.2
Percent of Persons in Poverty: 12.3 Percent of Households in Poverty: 13.6
Percent of Families in Poverty: 11 Percent of Working Women (16 and over) With Children: 12.7
Percent of Women (16 and over) Not Working (not in Labor Force): 48.3 Percent of Families with 2 or More Workers: 37.8
Percent of People (16 and Over) Employed as Professionals & Executives: 11.5 Housing Unit Density per Square Mile: 2.2
Percent of Total Housing Units that are Vacant: 0 Percent of Total Housing Units that are Occupied Rentals: 54.6
Percent of Total Housing Units that are Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use: 40.1 Percent of Total Housing Units that are Mobile Homes: 11.3
Percent of Housing Units with Complete Plumbing Facilities: 64.6 Percent of Housing Units with Complete Kitchen Facilities: 66.9

Meeting Dates 2008

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April 

May 1
June 12
July 10
August 18
September 11
October  14
November 11
December 9