Fremont Township, Isabella County, Michigan

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Fremont Township, Michigan
Fremont Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Fremont Township, Michigan
Fremont Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°30′54″N 84°54′4″W / 43.515, -84.90111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Isabella
Area
 - Total 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km²)
 - Land 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,358
 - Density 37.9/sq mi (14.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-30680[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626316[2]

Fremont Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 489 households, and 365 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.9 per square mile (14.6/km²). There were 519 housing units at an average density of 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.07% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 489 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,577, and the median income for a family was $45,956. Males had a median income of $31,603 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,644. About 4.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

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