Tuscola Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Tuscola Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
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:Tuscola
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:85.6
Area Land Km2:85.4
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:33.1
Area Land Sq Mi:33.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1978
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:208
Elevation Ft:682
Coordinates:43.3481°N -83.6369°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:48768 (Vassar)[1]
48734 (Frankenmuth)[2]
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-80940[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627180

Tuscola Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,978 at the 2020 census.[4]

The city of Vassar is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the survey township that forms the basis for the present civil township.

History

The township was established in 1840 as a township of Saginaw County and encompassed all of Tuscola County, which had been created by an Act of the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached for administrative purposes to Saginaw County.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33sqmi, of which 33sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.27%) is water.[5]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,152 people, 793 households, and 623 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 826 housing units at an average density of 25.1 per square mile (9.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 793 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,130, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $40,568 versus $24,231 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,986. About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48768&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48768 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  2. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48734&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48734 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-28 . data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: J. Shively . Tuscola County Map . https://web.archive.org/web/20060510090553/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf . 2006-05-10 . live . PDF . September 2007 . County Map Series . State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information . 2009-07-07 .
  6. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  7. Web site: Tuscola, Village of - South Side of the River . Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats . State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code . 7 July 2009.
  8. Web site: Mathennson, Murdo Addition . Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats . State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code . 7 July 2009.
  9. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup