- North Star Township, Michigan
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North Star Township, Michigan — Township — Location within the state of Michigan
North Star Township, MichiganCoordinates: 43°14′54″N 84°32′27″W / 43.24833°N 84.54083°WCoordinates: 43°14′54″N 84°32′27″W / 43.24833°N 84.54083°W Country United States State Michigan County Gratiot Area - Total 34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2) - Land 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 719 ft (219 m) Population (2000) - Total 996 - Density 28.8/sq mi (11.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 48862 Area code(s) 989 FIPS code 26-58880[1] GNIS feature ID 1626816[2] North Star Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 996 at the 2000 census.
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Communities
- The city of Ithaca is at the northwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
- North Star is an unincorporated community in the township on the Bad River at 43°14′54″N 84°32′36″W / 43.24833°N 84.54333°W.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (90 km2), of which, 34.5 square miles (89 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.12%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 996 people, 369 households, and 290 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.8 per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 11.4 per square mile (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.60% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 369 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,246. About 7.1% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
Municipalities and communities of Gratiot County, Michigan Cities 
Villages Townships Arcada | Bethany | Elba | Emerson | Fulton | Hamilton | Lafayette | New Haven | Newark | North Shade | North Star | Pine River | Seville | Sumner | Washington | Wheeler
Unincorporated
communitiesBannister | Beebe | Edgewood | Elm Hall | Elwell | Forest Hill | Galloway‡ | Langport | Middleton | New Haven Center | Pompeii | Rathbone | Riverdale | Sethton | Sickles
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Gratiot County, Michigan
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