Official Name: | Caledonia Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Caledonia Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Alcona |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Cyndi Apsey |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Kerry Scott |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1868 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.73 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 67.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.15 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1032 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 264 |
Elevation Ft: | 866 |
Coordinates: | 44.8275°N -83.6136°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48728 (Curran) 48742 (Lincoln) 48762 (Spruce) 49747 (Hubbard Lake) 49753 (Lachine) |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-12460[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626019 |
Caledonia Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,032 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.73sqmi, of which 67.58sqmi is land and 5.15sqmi (7.08%) is water.[5]
The northern section of Hubbard Lake is within Caledonia Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,203 people, 535 households, and 379 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,074 housing units at an average density of 15.9/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 99.00% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 535 households, out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $29,539 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,051. About 9.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
Caledonia Township is served entirely by Alcona Community Schools.[6]