Gibson Township, Michigan
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Gibson Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,245 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[edit] Communities
- Bentley is an unincorporated community in the township, situated about a mile south of M-61 and 3 miles west of I-75 at . The ZIP code is 48613 and the FIPS place code is 07340. Bentley is several miles northeast of Bentley Township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,245 people, 398 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.5/km² (34.9/mi²). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 4.7/km² (12.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.80% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.96% of the population.
There were 398 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,978, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $21,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,969. About 9.0% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
