Official Name: | Cedar Creek Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Cedar Creek 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: | Wexford |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Justin Paquette |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Elizabeth Edwards |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 88.42 |
Area Land Km2: | 88.37 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.14 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.12 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1855 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 391 |
Elevation Ft: | 1283 |
Coordinates: | 44.3783°N -85.4028°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49601 (Cadillac) 49663 (Manton) |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-14120[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626048 |
Cedar Creek Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,855 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.14sqmi, of which 34.12sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi (0.05%) is water.[2]
The city of Manton is surrounded by the township in the northern section, but the city and township are administered autonomously after Manton incorporated as a city in 1923.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,489 people, 504 households, and 416 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 611 housing units at an average density of 17.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.40% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 504 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,566, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $31,435 versus $21,711 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,645. About 9.0% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Cedar Creek Township is served entirely by Manton Consolidated Schools, which is centered within the city of Manton.[3]