Felch was named after Alpheus Felch. Mr. Felch was born in 1804 in Limerick Maine. At a young age he was in poor health, but that did not stop him from completing his studies in law. He began to practice law in Maine, but because of his illness, he needed to move to a warmer climate. He was originally heading of Mississippi but he only got as far as Michigan. He stopped his travels and settled in Monroe Michigan. Within a little with Felch took the position of the village attorney. In 1843, Felch was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court. He was on the bench until he was elected for Governor of Michigan in 1845. He left his term early so he could run for Untied States Senate. After being a Senate for the United States, Felch went to Ann Arbor to practice law again. 1874 Felch retired from his practices. A few years later, in 1896 Felch passed away.
The population of the town, according to the 2000 census, is 726 people. The number of households in Felch is 274 and 204 families. In the 274 households, 36.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them. There is 66.4% people who are a married couple living together. Throughout the whole town, 26.2% were people under the age of 18, 18.76% are the ages from 18 to 24, 27.4% were people from the ages of 25 to 44, 24.2% were people 45 to 64 and 14.6% were people 65 years old and older. The middle age group is 38 years old.
Felch, Michigan was developed in the early 20th century. There was a mining location at the edge of the Menominee Range.
In 1906 the first post office began operation in the city. To this day the post office is still in operation.
One shop you can stop at to get something fun for your critters is Tweet Treats. You are able to get homemade suet cakes, bird houses, feeder and so much more. The owner of the store is Paula, and her supporters are her husband John and friend Shirley. Paula started off selling these things to her neighbors, friends and local stores. Now she is selling her treats online and in her local business.
Geography (of Felch Township)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 143.8 square miles (372 km2), of which, 143.1 square miles (371 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (0.47%) is water.
Demographics (of Felch Township)
As of the census of 2000, there were 726 people, 274 households, and 204 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km²). There were 508 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.21% White, 0.69% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 0.83% from two or more races. 32.1% were of Swedish, 14.1% German, 6.7% French, 6.5% Italian, 6.2% English and 6.2% Finnish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 274 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,167 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,096. About 3.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
The main school in Felch is the North Dickinson School (replacing the old Felch High School). The school’s nickname is the Nordics (from “NORth DICkinson”).