Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan

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There are several townships with the same name in Michigan; see Grant Township, Michigan.

Grant Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,034.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.0 km² (33.6 mi²). 86.0 km² (33.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,034 people, 1,151 households, and 874 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.3/km² (91.3/mi²). There were 1,367 housing units at an average density of 15.9/km² (41.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.13% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 1,151 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,245, and the median income for a family was $41,607. Males had a median income of $31,193 versus $21,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,597. About 8.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.