Juniata Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Juniata Township is a civil township
of Tuscola County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 608 households, and 468 families residing in the township. The population density
was 47.4 per square mile (18.3/km²). There were 648 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.84% White, 2.51% African American, 0.96% Native American, 1.08% from other races
, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.
There were 608 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,286, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $36,357 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $18,210. About 7.0% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% 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 1,673 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
- Watrousville is an unincorporated community in the township at the junction of M-81M-81 (Michigan highway)M-81 is a state trunkline in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that travels from the city of Saginaw at the junction with M-13 and ends at the junction with M-53 east of Cass City over the county line in Greenleaf Township in northwestern Sanilac County.-Route description:M-81 starts...
and Ringle Road at 43°27′08"N 83°31′23"W. After the first white settler, Patrick McGlone, arrived in 1851 and opened an inn, the place was known as "McGlone Corners". Aaron Watrous worked with a lumber crew on the Cass RiverCass RiverThe Cass River is a river in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It drains large portions of Sanilac and Tuscola counties and smaller portions of Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, and Saginaw counties....
in 1852 and built a mill here in 1853. He platPlatA plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
ted the village and became the first postmaster in December 1855. The post office closed in September 1935. Watrousville was a station on the a branch line of the Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Central RailroadThe Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
. - The village of CaroCaro, MichiganCaro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2010 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census ....
is to the northeast, and the Caro post office, with ZIP code 48723, also serves portions of northeast Juniata Township. - The village of FairgroveFairgrove, MichiganFairgrove is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Fairgrove Township.-Geography:...
is to the north, and the Fairgrove post office, with ZIP code 48733, also serves a small portion of northwest Juniata Township. - The city of VassarVassar, MichiganVassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The small town was founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,697 at the 2010 census and 2,823 at the 2000 census...
is to the southwest, and the Vassar post office, with ZIP code 48768, also serves portions of southwest Juniata Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 608 households, and 468 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 47.4 per square mile (18.3/km²). There were 648 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.84% White, 2.51% African American, 0.96% Native American, 1.08% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.
There were 608 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% 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, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,286, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $36,357 versus $28,409 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 $18,210. About 7.0% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.