▁western ▁boundary ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Mc N iven ▁Road ▁travel s ▁through ▁the ▁east – central ▁part ▁of ▁B alk an ▁Township . ▁ ▁Hob son ▁Lake ▁Road ▁( Count y ▁ 8 4 ▁/ ▁H wy . 8 4 ) ▁travel s ▁through ▁the ▁west – central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 1 1 ▁people , ▁ 3 2 9 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 4 3 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 2 . 6 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 . 9 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 5 9 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 . 6 / sq   mi ▁( 2 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 7 . 2 9 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 4 9 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 4 9 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 6 2 % ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁ 1 . 1 1 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 0 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 2 9 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 9 . 2 % ▁had