Stronach Township, Michigan

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Stronach Township, Michigan
Stronach Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Stronach Township, Michigan
Stronach Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°12′11″N 86°10′38″W / 44.20306, -86.17722
Country United States
State Michigan
County Manistee
Area
 - Total 55.7 sq mi (144.3 km²)
 - Land 55.5 sq mi (143.6 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation 689 ft (210 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 804
 - Density 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49660
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-76840[1]
GNIS feature ID 1627128[2]

Stronach Township is a township in Manistee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 804 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 55.7 square miles (144.3 km²), of which, 55.5 square miles (143.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 804 people, 347 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 9.9/sq mi (3.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.40% White, 2.74% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 347 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 117.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,181, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $21,369 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,683. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.