Census record
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunitygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1962 Beaver Beacon reported a self-conducted winter count of 202 residents in 55 Beaver Island households. It described the age, household, and marital-status breakdown and said six men in service and 24 temporarily absent residents were outside the count.
Evidence and limits
This is a locally compiled newspaper enumeration, not an official census. Its figures are explicitly presented in disagreement with a 166-person figure attributed to the Grand Rapids Press. The issue does not provide a household list, names for every resident, counting method, or independent verification.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Beaver Island Census as of January 1st, 1962.”The Beacon says its own count found 202 winter residents in 55 households, including 93 children, 109 adults, 56 adults who moved from elsewhere, 16 single men, 5 single women, 15 widows, 3 widowers, and 6 members of religious orders. It excludes six boys in service and 24 residents temporarily away for holiday vacations, and contrasts the result with a 166-person figure attributed to the Grand Rapids Press. The article is a newspaper count, not an official census schedule or complete household register.