Gustin Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Gustin Township is a civil township
of Alcona County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 832 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.
of 2000, there were 832 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the township. The population density
was 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km2). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.60% Native American, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 358 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples
living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,350, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $19,848. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Alcona County
Alcona County, Michigan
Alcona County is a county of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population is 11,719. Its county seat is Harrisville. Alphabetically it is the first county in Michigan, as its flag states "First of the 83".-History:...
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"....
. The population was 832 at 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...
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Communities
- Gustin is a tiny unincorporated community at 44°37′38"N 83°24′52"W. Gustin was a station on the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad in 1886. A post office opened on June 6, 1891 with Adelbert J. Wood as postmaster. The office was discontinued on October 15, 1910.
- Gustin is named after the late William Gustin Vandiford of York, who lived from 1851-1894. Vandiford was a coal miner in north eastern Michigan and a local hero.
- LincolnLincoln, MichiganLincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 364 at the 2000 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north and is approximately evenly divided between them...
is a village situated on the boundary between Gustin and Hawes TownshipHawes Township, MichiganHawes Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census, the township had a population of 1,167.- Communities :* Barton City is an unincorporated community on the southern boundary of the township...
and is approximately evenly divided between them. - Killmaster is a tiny unincorporated community at 44°37′54"N 83°27′05"W. Originally a lumbering town, little remains other than a cluster of several houses at Mill and Fourth and Fifth Streets. It was named after lumberman John H. Killmaster who operated a local sawmill (on "Sawmill" street which exists today). On December 15, 1885, he became the first postmaster, and the post office remained in operation until February 28, 1911. Killmaster is memorialized at the nearby Lumberman's MonumentLumberman's MonumentLumberman's Monument is a monument dedicated to the workers of the early logging industry in Michigan. It was built in 1931, dedicated in 1932 and is managed by the USDA Forest Service . It is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan along the Au Sable River within...
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Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 832 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km2). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.60% Native American, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 358 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% 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, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,350, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,083 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 $19,848. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.