Maple Grove Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Maple Grove Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Maple Grove 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:Kevin Krupp
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Tish Yaros
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:95.0
Area Land Km2:92.3
Area Water Km2:2.7
Area Total Sq Mi:36.7
Area Land Sq Mi:35.6
Area Water Sq Mi:1.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2676
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:203
Elevation Ft:666
Coordinates:43.1819°N -83.9722°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48457 (Montrose)
48460 (New Lothrop)
48616 (Chesaning)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-51060[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626676

Maple Grove Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,676 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95.0 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.3 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) (2.81%) is water. Misteguay Creek flows northward through the eastern part of the township.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,640 people, 946 households, and 761 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 967 housing units at an average density of 27.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.54% White, 0.87% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 946 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.3% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,111, and the median income for a family was $61,296. Males had a median income of $50,435 versus $26,488 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,506. About 4.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 8.4% 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. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map