Grant Township, Mason 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 Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 850.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 126.5 km² (48.9 mi²). 126.1 km² (48.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 850 people, 325 households, and 249 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.7/km² (17.5/mi²). There were 499 housing units at an average density of 4.0/km² (10.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.29% White, 0.24% African American, 1.41% Native American, 1.29% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.
There were 325 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% 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 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,018, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,611. About 8.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
