Gladwin Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gladwin Township, Michigan
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Gladwin Township.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gladwin

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 91.4
area_land_km2 = 91.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 35.3
area_land_sq_mi = 35.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1044
population_density_km2 = 11.4
population_density_sq_mi = 29.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 241
elevation_ft = 791
latd = 44 |latm = 1 |lats = 34 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 25 |longs = 3 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 48624
area_code = 989
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-32340GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1626358 [gnis|1626358]
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Gladwin Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,044 at the 2000 census.

The City of Gladwin is at the southwest corner of the township and is administratively autonomous.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,044 people, 345 households, and 272 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.6 per square mile (11.4/km²). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.38% African American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 345 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the township the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,441, and the median income for a family was $37,045. Males had a median income of $27,639 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,659. About 18.1% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

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