Fremont Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Fremont Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sanilac
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:90.7
Area Land Km2:90.7
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:35.0
Area Land Sq Mi:35.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:958
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:230
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:43.1981°N -82.7144°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-30740[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626319

Fremont Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 958.[2]

Communities

East Fremont was the name of a rural post office in the township from 1874 until 1906.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35sqmi, of which 35sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 913 people, 313 households, and 256 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 352 housing units at an average density of 10.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% White, 0.44% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.22% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 313 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,250, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $37,583 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,934. About 6.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-01 . data.census.gov.