Blumfield Township, Michigan should not be confused with Bloomfield Township, Michigan (disambiguation).
| Official Name: | Blumfield Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Blumfield Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saginaw |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Wesley Reinbold |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1853 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1874 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 186 |
| Elevation Ft: | 610 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4325°N -83.77°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48601 (Saginaw) 48734 (Frankenmuth) 48747 (Munger) 48757 (Reese) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-09400[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625957 |
Blumfield Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the township population was 1,874.[2]
Blumfield Township was founded in 1853 by Carl Post and George F. Veenfliet named after Robert Blum. It was the site of one sawmill and several farms around 1880. At that point it had been primarily settled by immigrants from Germany.[3] Most of these immigrants were people who had favored the 1848 reforms and left in the wake of their suppression.}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,014 people, 726 households, and 598 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 757 housing units at an average density of 21.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.56% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 726 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,182, and the median income for a family was $55,750. Males had a median income of $46,875 versus $29,444 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,514. About 2.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.