Carrollton Township, Michigan should not be confused with Carlton Township, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Carrollton Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Carrollton 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: | Phillip Abney |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1866 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.64 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5750 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 179 |
| Elevation Ft: | 587 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4594°N -83.9394°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48604 (Saginaw) 48724 (Carrollton) |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-13540[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626035 |
Carrollton Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,750 at the 2020 census.[2] Established in 1866, Carrollton contains a full-time police department, fire department, parks and recreation services, as well as its own public school system, Carrollton Public Schools. Along with being located on the Saginaw River, Carrollton offers close access to shopping malls, medical facilities, Saginaw Valley State University, and I-75.
At only 3.34sqmi of land area, Carrollton Township is the fourth-smallest township in the state of Michigan, after Novi Township, Royal Oak Charter Township, and Pointe Aux Barques Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.4sqmi, of which 3.2sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (6.14%) is water.
The U.S. Census Bureau has also defined Carrollton Township as a census-designated place (CDP) in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places (like cities and villages) as well on the list of county subdivisions (like other townships). The final statistics for the township and the CDP are identical.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,602 people, 2,559 households, and 1,793 families residing in the township. The population density was 2056.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,647 housing units at an average density of 824.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 82.58% White, 9.16% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.89% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.77% of the population.
There were 2,559 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,405, and the median income for a family was $43,935. Males had a median income of $36,308 versus $21,172 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,377. About 7.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.