Clayton Township, Arenac County, Michigan should not be confused with Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Clayton Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Clayton 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: | Arenac |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Byron Fogarasi |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 83.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 83.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 255 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1344°N -83.9975°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48659, 48749, 48766 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-16240[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626092 |
Clayton Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,001 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 83.3km2, of which 83sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 0.26%, is water.[3]
At the 2000 census, there were 1,101 people, 416 households and 311 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 508 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.73% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 416 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.
Age distribution was 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median household income was $32,500, and the median family income was $36,731. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,494. About 11.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.