Official Name: | Almer Charter Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Charter township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tuscola |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 89.7 |
Area Land Km2: | 89.7 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.6 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1965 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 217 |
Elevation Ft: | 712 |
Coordinates: | 43.5314°N -83.4011°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 48723 (Caro), 48701 (Akron) |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-01620[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1625828 |
Almer Charter Township is a charter township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,965 at the 2020 census. It is the only charter township in the Upper Thumb region of Michigan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6sqmi, of which 34.6sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,023 people, 1,112 households, and 806 families residing in the township. The population density was 87.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,197 housing units at an average density of 34.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% White, 0.20% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 1,112 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,491, and the median income for a family was $49,878. Males had a median income of $36,140 versus $31,111 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,464. About 3.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.