Frankenmuth Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Frankenmuth Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Frankenmuth 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:Timothy Braun
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Shirley Wazny
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:84.6
Area Land Km2:84.2
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:32.7
Area Land Sq Mi:32.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1895
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:199
Elevation Ft:653
Coordinates:43.3456°N -83.7539°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48734, 48787 (Frankenmuth)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-30220[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626304

Frankenmuth Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,895 at the 2020 Census.[2] The city of Frankenmuth is located within the survey township area, but the township and city are administrated autonomously.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.7sqmi, of which 32.5sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.49%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,049 people, 728 households, and 607 families residing in the township. The population density was 63.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 746 housing units at an average density of 23sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.76% White, 0.54% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.

There were 728 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,480, and the median income for a family was $66,042. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $31,027 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,833. About 2.2% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Frankenmuth township, Saginaw County, Michigan Profile https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Frankenmuth%20township,%20Saginaw%20County,%20Michigan
  3. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.