Brant Township, Michigan
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Brant Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,023.
The unincorporated community of Brant is located near the center of the township, about 20 miles southwest of Saginaw at . The ZIP code is 48614 and the FIPS place code is 10080. The elevation is 613 feet above sea level.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 96.0 km² (37.1 mi²). 96.0 km² (37.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,023 people, 701 households, and 567 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.1/km² (54.6/mi²). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 7.6/km² (19.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.73% White, 0.10% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.
There were 701 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,157, and the median income for a family was $49,438. Males had a median income of $42,167 versus $23,929 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,400. About 7.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
