Fremont Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Fremont Township is a civil township
of Tuscola County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 3,559 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.
of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,266 households, and 965 families residing in the township. The population density
was 99.0 per square mile (38.2/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.17% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% from other races
, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 1,266 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,909, and the median income for a family was $46,285. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $22,554 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,355. About 6.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Tuscola County
Tuscola County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-15* M-24* M-25* M-46* M-81* M-138-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 58,266 people, 21,454 households, and 15,983 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 23,378 housing units at an average density of 29 per...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 3,559 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Communities
- MayvilleMayville, MichiganMayville is a village in Tuscola County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census. The village is within Fremont Township along the boundary with Dayton Township.-Geography:...
is a village on M-24M-24 (Michigan highway)M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...
in the southeast corner of the township. - Juniata or Juniata Station was a Port Huron and Northwestern RailwayPort Huron and Northwestern RailwayThe Port Huron and Northwestern Railway is a defunct railroad which operated in the Thumb area of Michigan during the 1880s. The company was chartered by a group of Port Huron, Michigan businessmen on March 23, 1878, and opened its first line, Port Huron to Croswell, on May 12, 1879...
station on the western edge of section 30 in the township, on the boundary with Vassar TownshipVassar Township, MichiganVassar Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,356 at the 2000 census. The city of Vassar is located on the western edge of the township.-Geography:...
at 43°20′59"N 83°27′44"W. A hotel known as Kelley's Tavern, which opened there in 1864, was the first house open for public lodging. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=4747476.0001.001;q1=Juniata;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=227;view=image;page=root http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=4747476.0001.001;q1=Juniata;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=230;view=image;page=root This is not to be confused with Juniata TownshipJuniata Township, MichiganJuniata Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
, which is a few miles away to the north and west in next range of townships.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,266 households, and 965 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 99.0 per square mile (38.2/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.17% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 1,266 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,909, and the median income for a family was $46,285. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $22,554 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $16,355. About 6.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.