Tobacco Township, Michigan
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Tobacco Township is a township in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,552 at the 2000 census.
The city of Beaverton is at the northwest of the township on the boundary with adjacent Beaverton Township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.5 km² (35.3 mi²). 88.1 km² (34.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (3.71%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,552 people, 1,029 households, and 776 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.0/km² (75.0/mi²). There were 1,399 housing units at an average density of 15.9/km² (41.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.98% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 1,029 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,813, and the median income for a family was $47,539. Males had a median income of $39,934 versus $30,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,037. About 7.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
