| Charter Township of Flushing Flushing Charter Township |
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Charter Township of Flushing
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Settled | 1835 |
| Organized | 1838 |
| chartered | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Terry Peck (interim) |
| • Clerk | Julia A. Morford |
| • Treasurer | William Noecker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.0 sq mi (80.3 km2) |
| • Land | 30.9 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.48% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 10,230 |
| • Density | 331.6/sq mi (128/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48433 (Flushing) |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-29220[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626290[2] |
| Website | http://www.flushingtownship.com |
Flushing Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,230 at the 2000 census.
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In the fall of 1835, Rufus Harrison was the first settler in the future Flushing Township.[7] Flint Township was organized in 1836 and included the township areas of Burton, Clayton, Flushing, Mt. Morris, Genesee, Thetford, Vienna and Montrose. Genesee and Flushing Townships where split off on March 6, 1838.[8] Flushing Township originally included survey townships of 7 & 8 North in Range 5 East and the west half of 7 & 8 North in Range 6 East. A early organizationally meeting at the Ezekiel R. Ewing's house came the selection of Dover as the township's name and was proposed by Ebernezer French. With another Dover Township already existing in the state the Michigan legislature chose Flushing. With a loss of early records only the identity of the first clerk is known: Abiel C. Bliss. In October 1838, the Township was divide into 5 school districts with the school inspectors appointed being Abiel C. Bliss and Jarvis Bailey.[9] Thomas L.L. Brent was a prominent early settler coming before 1836 and purchased up to 70,000 acres (280 km2) of Michigan land. He build a saw mill and dam in Section 3 on the Flint River, which was destroyed by a freshet. In the 1840, the "English Settlement" started to form in the Township's northwest area with settlers from England. The Village of Flushing was platted that same year.[7] Clayton Township (survey township 7N 5E) was split off in 1846. In 1855, the West half of survey township 8 North in Range 6 East was reunited with the East half to form Mt. Morris Township.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80 km2), of which, 30.9 square miles (80 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.48%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 10,230 people, 3,722 households, and 2,966 families residing in the township. The population density was 331.6 per square mile (128.0/km²). There were 3,887 housing units at an average density of 126.0 per square mile (48.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.92% White, 1.09% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.
There were 3,722 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $60,946, and the median income for a family was $66,351. Males had a median income of $56,667 versus $30,236 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,102. About 1.2% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
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