Baldwin Township, Iosco County, Michigan
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Baldwin Township is a civil township
Civil township
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 of Iosco County
Iosco County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,339 people, 11,727 households, and 7,857 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

 in the U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, the township population was 1,726.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.1 km²), of which, 28.4 square miles (73.6 km²) of it is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it (9.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,726 people, 754 households, and 523 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 60.7 per square mile (23.4/km²). There were 1,370 housing units at an average density of 48.2 per square mile (18.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.99% White, 0.23% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 754 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,783, and the median income for a family was $33,889. Males had a median income of $29,952 versus $21,615 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $17,367. About 7.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Administration

  • Supervisor: James Svoboda
  • Clerk: Jean Davison
  • Treasurer: Andrea Schmidt
  • Trustee: Thomas D. Meyer
  • Trustee: Craig Prescott
  • Zoning Administrator: Ray Ramar


Current as of July 2006
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