South Branch Township, Crawford County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
South Branch Township is a civil township
of Crawford County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,842 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 105.6 square miles (273.5 km²), of which, 105.4 square miles (273 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,842 people, 735 households, and 557 families residing in the township. The population density
was 17.5 per square mile (6.7/km²). There were 1,615 housing units at an average density of 15.3 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.05% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 735 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples
living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,537, and the median income for a family was $38,690. Males had a median income of $32,386 versus $19,868 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,763. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Crawford County
Crawford County, Michigan
See also: List of counties bordering eight counties-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,273 people, 5,625 households, and 4,038 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 10,042 housing units at an average density of 18 per...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
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. The population was 1,842 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
- Eldorado is an unincorporated community in the township along M-18M-18 (Michigan highway)M-18 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs for through the central region of the state connecting US Highway 10 near North Bradley with M-72 in rural Crawford County near the community of Luzerne...
at 44°35′30"N 84°24′03"W. A post office named "Jack Pine" was established in 1895 to serve a scattered lumber settlement here. After a brief closure in 1898, the post office reopened as "Jackpine" from 1898 to 1908. In 1908, the name was changed to "Eldorado" by petition of its patrons, and remained open until 1952.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 105.6 square miles (273.5 km²), of which, 105.4 square miles (273 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,842 people, 735 households, and 557 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 17.5 per square mile (6.7/km²). There were 1,615 housing units at an average density of 15.3 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.05% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 735 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,537, and the median income for a family was $38,690. Males had a median income of $32,386 versus $19,868 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $16,763. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.