Gustin Township, Michigan
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Gustin Township is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. The population was 832 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Lincoln is situated on the boundary between Gustin and Hawes Township and is approximately evenly divided between them.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.8 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.42%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 832 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.0/km² (23.3/mi²). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 5.2/km² (13.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.60% Native American, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 358 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,350, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,848. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.
