Duplain Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Duplain Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Duplain Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Bruce Levey
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Sandra Frink
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1840
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.71
Area Land Km2:90.96
Area Water Km2:0.75
Area Total Sq Mi:35.41
Area Land Sq Mi:35.12
Area Water Sq Mi:0.29
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2303
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:216
Elevation Ft:709
Coordinates:43.0811°N -84.4217°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48831 (Elsie)
48866 (Ovid)
48879 (St. Johns)
Area Code:517 and 989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-23460[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626197

Duplain Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,303 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.41sqmi, of which 35.12sqmi is land and 0.29sqmi (0.82%) is water.[5]

Duplain Township is located in the northeast corner of Clinton County and is bordered on the east by Shiawassee County and on the north by Gratiot County.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,329 people, 866 households, and 637 families residing in the township. The population density was 66sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 900 housing units at an average density of 25.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 0.13% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.

There were 866 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,968, and the median income for a family was $46,215. Males had a median income of $35,799 versus $23,672 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,888. About 4.8% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 138
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. Web site: September 2012 . Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . January 28, 2021 . . . 19 Michigan . PDF.