ZIP Code 49780

Rudyard Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,370. Rudyard is an unincorporated community within the township located on M-48, near I-75. The community was originally named "Pine River", however, because there was already another town in Michigan with that name, it was changed in 1890 to Rudyard. The name was suggested by Fred Underhill, an executive with the Soo Line Railroad, because of his great admiration for Rudyard Kipling. The school's cross country program achieved a great deal of success under former coach Alan Jarvie. The boys' varsity team won the 2009 U.P. Division 2 Championship during their 2009 season, and finished runner-up to Stephenson during the 2010 season. They also earned a Championship title in 2011, making them the first team in school history to win back-to-back Championships. Their mascot is the bulldog, and their school colors are orange and black. The varsity boys baseball team made it to the MHSAA semi-finals, but lost to Grosse Pointe University Liggett. They are currently part of the Straits Area Conference. Their varsity football team reached the 1982 finals, losing to Mendon. In 1997, the boys' basketball team finished the season 0-20, and the varsity baseball team lost 63 to Reading High School in 2007.

History

Rudyard is the primary city name, but also Fibre are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Rudyard Township, Michigan. Rudyard is an unincorporated community within the township located on M-48, near I-75. The community was originally named "Pine River", however, because there was already another town in Michigan with that name, it was changed in 1890 to Rudyard. The name was suggested by Fred Underhill, an executive with the Soo Line Railroad, because of his great admiration for Rudyard Kipling. Kipling wrote back to Mr. Underhill in reference to the naming of the towns of Rudyard and Kipling, Michigan, with the following written on the back of a photograph: "Wise is the child who knows his sire" "They do not make me walk the floor, nor hammer on the doctor's door. They deal in wheat and iron-ore" "I've sons in Michigan" is a quote from Kipling's novel, The Pickwick Papers, which was published in 1852 and published by P.W. Putnam's Sons, Inc. (P.P.I.S. #1, No. 2, & No. 3, September 1852, & September 1853, respectively). The town's name is derived from the word "Rudy", which means "river" or "riverbank" in German. The town is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the state's Upper Peninsula, and in the Lower Peninsula of Wisconsin. It is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, near the city of Kalamazoo.

Education

Rudyard Area Schools is a Class D school system. Their mascot is the bulldog, and their school colors are orange and black. They are currently part of the Straits Area Conference. The school's cross country program achieved a great deal of success under former coach Alan Jarvie. The boys' varsity team won the U.P. Division 2 Championship during their 2009 season, and finished runner-up to Stephenson during the 2010 season. They also earned a Championship title in 2011, making them the first team in school history to win back-to-back Championships. In 1982, led by running back Tony Ceccacci, the varsity football team reached the MHSAA finals, losing to Mendon. The varsity boys basketball team won districts (St. Ignace and Manistique) and regionals (Houghton and Gwinn) in 2009, but lost in the quarterfinal game to eventual state runners-up Suttons Bay. In 2012, the boys' baseball team made it to the state semi-finals, where they lost to Grosse Pointe University Liggett. In 2015, they once again reached the semi-final game, but were defeated by Centreville High School. They were the first school in the state to make it to that point. The girls' basketball team has won districts, regionals, and the quarterfinals of the state tournament. In 1997, they finished the season 0-20, and lost to Reading High School 63-63.

Geography

Rudyard Township is in south-central Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Interstate 75 crosses the township, with access to Rudyard village from Exit 373. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.0 square miles (233.2 km²), of which 89.7 sq mi (232.2km²) is land and 0.42sq mi (1.1 km²) (0.46%) is water. The township is bordered to the south by Mackinac County. It has a population of 2,816. The town is located in ChippEWa County, which is part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is located on Michigan State Highway 75, which leads north 22 miles (35 km) to Sault Ste. Marie and south 29 miles (47km) to St. Ignace on the Straits of Mackinace. The village of Rudyard is located at the center of the township and is home to the Rudyard Community Center, a non-profit organization that provides services to the community. It also has a post office with the ZIP code of 51501. The community is also known as Rudyard, which means "the home of the cattle" or "the cattle farm" in the local dialect. It was founded in the 18th century by a local family of cattle ranchers. The Rudyard community is now known as "Rudy" and is located near the town's historic center.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,315 people, 491 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 88.97% White, 0.30% African American, 5.48% Native American,0.61% Asian, and 4.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population. The median income for a household in the Township was $37,000, and $41,875 for a family. The per capita income was $15,941. About 5.7% of families and 8.0% of those under the age of 18 were below the poverty line, including 8.2% ofThose under age 18 and 15.2%. The township is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey and New Jersey via the Delaware River and the Susquehannock River. It is the only township in the state to have a post office, which opened in 1881. The township was founded in 1883. It was named after the town's first postmaster, who died in 1887. The name of the town is derived from the word "town" or "township" which means "place" in English. The town's name is also the name of a former postmaster who was killed in a car accident in 1885. The current postmaster was born in 1879.

Communities

Dryburg was a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. It had a post office from 1903 until 1943. It is now a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,000. The post office was closed in 1943 after the end of the Second World War. It was once a stop on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis Railroad.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Rudyard, Chippewa County, Michigan = 85.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 44. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 44. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Rudyard = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 25,206 individuals with a median age of 39.3 age the population grows by 6.39% in Rudyard, Chippewa County, Michigan population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 15 residents per square mile of area (5.9/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 542 households with an average household income of $47,784 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.30% of the available work force and has dropped -4.28% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.14%. The number of physicians in Rudyard per 100,000 population = 139.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Rudyard = 31.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 91.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 128. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 156. 78 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 6.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 60, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Rudyard, Chippewa County, Michigan which are owned by the occupant = 62.62%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $86,530 and home appreciation of -5.86%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.11 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,062 per student. There are 14.3 students for each teacher in the school, 855 students for each Librarian and 594 students for each Counselor. 5.02% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.75% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.13% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).