Official Name: | Star Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Star 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: | Antrim |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Robert Marsh |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Phyllis Hoogerhyde |
Established Title: | Organized |
Established Date: | 1881 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 89.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 89.1 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1028 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 383 |
Elevation Ft: | 1257 |
Coordinates: | 44.9606°N -84.9014°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49730 (Elmira) |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-76260[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627123 |
Star Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,028 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.3km2, of which 89.1km2 is land and 0.2km2, or 0.21%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 745 people, 295 households, and 220 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.72% White, 1.21% Native American, 0.27% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 295 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $41,618. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,896. About 4.5% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.