Grout Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Grout Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Grout 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:Gladwin
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Jim Shea
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Anna Auer
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:90.11
Area Land Km2:88.53
Area Water Km2:0.61
Area Total Sq Mi:34.79
Area Land Sq Mi:34.18
Area Water Sq Mi:0.61
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1974
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:243
Elevation Ft:797
Coordinates:43.9442°N -84.5567°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48612 (Beaverton)
48624 (Gladwin)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-35620[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626413

Grout Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,974 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.79sqmi, of which 34.18sqmi is land and 0.61sqmi (0.40%) is water.[3]

Major highways

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,869 people, 654 households, and 516 families residing in the township. The population density was 53.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 754 housing units at an average density of 21.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 654 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,808, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $30,848 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,438. About 7.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-28 . data.census.gov.
  3. 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 . October 1, 2021 . . . 22 Michigan . PDF.