St. Charles Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:St. Charles Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:St. Charles 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:Tom Sargent
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Joseph Krawczyk
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:96.3
Area Land Km2:95.7
Area Water Km2:0.6
Area Total Sq Mi:37.2
Area Land Sq Mi:37.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3183
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:180
Elevation Ft:591
Coordinates:43.2761°N -84.1311°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48616 (Chesaning)
48655 (St. Charles)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-70660[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627023

St. Charles Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,183 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2sqmi, of which 37sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,393 people, 1,301 households, and 965 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of 36.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.47% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.24% of the population.

There were 1,301 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,726, and the median income for a family was $48,776. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $23,708 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,818. About 6.6% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.