Caseville Township, Michigan

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Caseville Township, Michigan
Caseville Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Caseville Township, Michigan
Caseville Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°55′35″N 83°17′43″W / 43.92639, -83.29528
Country United States
State Michigan
County Huron
Area
 - Total 14.2 sq mi (36.8 km²)
 - Land 13.9 sq mi (36.1 km²)
 - Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,723
 - Density 195.5/sq mi (75.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48725
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-13780[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626041[2]

Caseville Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Caseville is within the township on M-25.

The township is small and irregularly shaped, consisting of only eight full sections and twelve partial sections. The township is at the opening of Saginaw Bay into Lake Huron and includes Sand Point, which forms the northern shore of Wild Fowl Bay.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.8 km²), of which, 13.9 square miles (36.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (1.97%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,723 people, 1,286 households, and 864 families residing in the township. The population density was 195.5 per square mile (75.5/km²). There were 2,614 housing units at an average density of 187.7/sq mi (72.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.09% White, 0.33% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,286 households out of which 17.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the township the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,558, and the median income for a family was $42,284. Males had a median income of $32,875 versus $23,828 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,128. About 5.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

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