Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Casco Township is a civil township
of St. Clair County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the township population was 4,747.
, the township has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.
of 2000, there were 4,747 people, 1,634 households, and 1,294 families residing in the township. The population density
was 127.9 per square mile (49.4/km²). There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of 46.3 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.51% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races
, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
There were 1,634 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,961, and the median income for a family was $60,598. Males had a median income of $51,042 versus $28,667 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $22,299. None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.6% of those over 64.
Civil township
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of St. Clair County
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the township population was 4,747.
Communities
- Adair is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township at 42°47′53"N 82°38′02"W. The settlement of this location began in about 1840. It was a station on the Michigan Central Railway and was named by an English contractor who built the branch of the railway here.
- Casco is an unincorporated community in the south central part of the township at 42°45′09"N 82°40′18"W. The first white settlers began arriving in the area before 1840. The township was organized in 1849 and is believed to be named after Casco, MaineCasco, MaineFarmers found the surface of the town uneven, its hard and rocky soil "tolerably productive." Outlets of ponds, however, provided Casco with good sites for water powered mills. The town had four sawmills, four gristmills, a shook mill, a barrel stave mill, four shingle factories, a carriage factory...
, by Captain John Clarke, a transplanted native of that state. A post office operated there from 1854 until 1907. - Muttonville is an unincorporated locale on the eastern boundary of the township, less than a mile southeast of RichmondRichmond, MichiganRichmond is a city on the border between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,606. Most of the city is located in Macomb County, though there is a small portion in St....
, and located mostly within adjacent Lenox TownshipLenox Township, MichiganLenox Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,433. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 11,051...
in Macomb CountyMacomb County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
at 42°47′47"N 82°44′07"W. It was so named because it was the principal slaughterhouse for what was predominantly a sheep raising area. - Peters is an unincorporated community in the southeast part of the township at 42°44′40"N 82°37′54"W. It was originally called "Petersburg" after an early settler, John Peters. Because there was another post office named Petersburg in Michigan, the post office here was named simply "Peters" and operated from 1891 until 1905.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,747 people, 1,634 households, and 1,294 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 127.9 per square mile (49.4/km²). There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of 46.3 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.51% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
There were 1,634 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,961, and the median income for a family was $60,598. Males had a median income of $51,042 versus $28,667 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $22,299. None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.6% of those over 64.
External links
- http://www.nemctv6.org/NEMC-TV6: Casco Township Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
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