Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 33,691 people, 13,972 households, and 9,025 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 1,425.5 per square mile (550.5/km²). There were 14,864 housing units at an average density of 628.9 per square mile (242.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 77.77% White, 16.12% African American, 0.61% Native American, 2.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 13,972 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,718, and the median income for a family was $48,763. Males had a median income of $41,449 versus $26,933 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the township was $22,216. About 7.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Bishop International Airport is adjacent to Flint Township. The township is served by the Mass Transportation Authority bus lines. In addition, three major highways-I-75, I-69 and US-23, which run through the township-intersect one mile (1.6 km) from Bishop Airport. Also, three major rail lines-Grand Trunk Western, CSX Transportation, and Central Michigan Railway-intersect at the township's northern border.

History

Wayne County

Wayne County, Michigan

-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...

 was formed with in the Northwest Territory

Northwest Territory

The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...

 covering the Lower Peninsula. The Saginaw Valley Treaty was signed with the Chippewa Indians in 1819. In 1836, the Pewanigo tribe of the Saginaw Indians sign a treaty with the US government that gave all remaining land in Genesee County for 13 sections of land west of the Mississippi River with the land to be sold for the Indians' benefits.

For additional information, see Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-75* I-475-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-13* M-15* M-21* M-54* M-57-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 682 people per square mile . There were 183,630...

 and Michigan

Michigan

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On March 9, 1833, the Township of Grand Blanc

Grand Blanc Township, Michigan

Grand Blanc Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 35,705 at the 2010 census. The city of Grand Blanc is situated within the township, but is administratively autonomous...

 was organized which then included Flint Township survey area and many of the other survey township areas of the future Genesee County. The first permanent settlers in the area were Elijah Carmen and his family, who arrived in 1835.
Flint Township was organized on March 2, 1836 and included the township areas of Burton

Burton, Michigan

Burton is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 30,308 at the 2000 census, making Burton the second largest city in Genesee County.- Neighorhoods :...

, Clayton

Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan

-Government:Clayton has a Supervisor-Board style township government with elected supervisor, clerk, treasurer and four trustees.The township and Swartz Creek cooperate in operating the Swartz Creek Area Fire Department,...

, Flushing

Flushing Township, Michigan

Flushing Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,230 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

, Mt. Morris

Mount Morris Township, Michigan

Mount Morris Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,725 as of the 2000 census.-Communities:...

, Genesee

Genesee Township, Michigan

Genesee Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 24,125 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

, Thetford

Thetford Township, Michigan

Thetford Township is a general law township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,277 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* Thetford Center is an unincorporated community in the township at Center Road and Vienna Road....

, Vienna

Vienna Township, Genesee County, Michigan

Vienna Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,108 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* The city of Clio is within the township, but is administratively autonomous...

 and Montrose

Montrose Township, Michigan

The Charter Township of Montrose is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,336 at the 2000 census...

. Jesse Torrey and his family, the second settlers, move to section 24 starting the Torrey Settlement in 1936. That same year, William N. Stanard founded the Stanard Settlement on section 35.

settlement	section	founder	year
Torrey	24	Jesse Torrey	1836
Dye	20	Reuben Dye	1843
Ultey
Cronk	7, 8	James W. Cronk	1837
Standard	35	William N. Stanard	1836
Carter
Crocker

On March 11, 1837, Vienna Township was organized to include the future townships of Montrose and Thetford. James W. Cronk in 1837 settled on sections 7 and 8 lending his name to the settlement there.

Genesee and Flushing Townships where split off on March 6, 1838. In 1838 the first schoolhouse was built in Flint Township in Section 23 on the bank of Swartz Creek. Eventually as many as ten school districts were created within the township which later merged in a few and the Township is primary served by Carman-Ainsworth

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Carman-Ainsworth is a Michigan public school district teaching grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The district covers parts of Flint Township, Flint, Mundy Township and Burton.-External links:*...

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On April 19, 1839, Kearsley Township

Kearsley Township, Michigan

The Township of Kearsley was a civil township in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan organized in 1839 from part of then Flint Township. The state legislature merged Kearsley Township back into Flint Township on March 7, 1843...

 was split off from Flint Township until March 7, 1843 when it was merged back into Flint Township. Clayton separated from Flint on March 25, 1846. In 1855, Mt. Morris Township on February 12 and Burton Township on October 12 separated from the Township. The now City of Flint was incorporated as in 1855 thus spliting its area from the Township. The Township was then temporarily known as Garland Township after Burton was split off on October 12, 1855 to February 5, 1856.

After the City of Flint annexed the GM Van Slyke plant, the Township place on the ballot an incorporation question that would have made it the City of Grandview Heights. Another item on the ballot was the election of a mayor for the new city. The incorporation question failed, while the Township Supervisor Tom Mansour won the mayoral election.

Today Flint Township is the retail center of Genesee County, home to the Genesee Valley Center

Genesee Valley Center

Genesee Valley Center is an enclosed shopping mall located in Flint Township, Michigan, outside the city of Flint, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1970, the mall is of leasable area. The mall has four anchor stores: Burlington Coat Factory, JCPenney, Macy's and Sears...

shopping mall.

External links

• Charter Township of Flint