Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan
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Franklin Township is a township in Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 809 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.0 km² (35.5 mi²). 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.37%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 809 people, 343 households, and 239 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.8/km² (22.9/mi²). There were 915 housing units at an average density of 10.0/km² (25.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.13% White, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 343 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,598, and the median income for a family was $26,932. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $15,795 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,353. About 13.4% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 32.4% of those age 65 or over.
