Hartwick Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Hartwick 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:Osceola
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.8
Area Land Km2:90.6
Area Water Km2:1.3
Area Total Sq Mi:35.5
Area Land Sq Mi:35.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:591
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:397
Elevation Ft:1302
Coordinates:44.0419°N -85.2794°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-37060[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626447

Hartwick Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 591 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5sqmi, of which 35sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.38%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 629 people, 236 households, and 184 families residing in the township. The population density was 18sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 503 housing units at an average density of 14.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.89% White, 0.79% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 236 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,262. About 11.4% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% 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 . 2024-04-30 . data.census.gov.