Minden Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Minden Township is a civil township
of Sanilac County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 633 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
of 2000, there were 633 people, 237 households, and 167 families residing in the township. The population density
was 17.5 per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.10% White, 3.48% from other races
, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.63% of the population.
There were 237 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples
living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,227, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,029 versus $20,066 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $14,770. About 7.5% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Sanilac County
Sanilac County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-46* M-53* M-81* M-90-History:Sanilac County was probably named for a Wyandot chief named Sanilac. See List of Michigan county name etymologies....
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 633 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...
.
Communities
- The Village of Minden CityMinden City, MichiganMinden City is a village in Sanilac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 242. The village is located within Minden Township...
is located within the township. The Minden City ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
48456 serves the northeastern portion of Minden Township. - Palms is an unincorporated community in the southeast portion of the township at 43°36′49"N 82°46′06"W. The community was founded by Mr. Palm about 1859 and was given as station on the Port Huron and Northwestern RailwayPort Huron and Northwestern RailwayThe Port Huron and Northwestern Railway is a defunct railroad which operated in the Thumb area of Michigan during the 1880s. The company was chartered by a group of Port Huron, Michigan businessmen on March 23, 1878, and opened its first line, Port Huron to Croswell, on May 12, 1879...
in 1880. A post office named Palm State was established in October 1882 and renamed Palms in April 1896. The Palms ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
48465 serves the southeast part of Minden Township as well as the northeast part of Wheatland TownshipWheatland Township, Sanilac County, MichiganWheatland Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 530 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
to the south, the southern portion of Delaware TownshipDelaware Township, MichiganDelaware Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 930 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
to the east, and small areas of northern Marion TownshipMarion Township, Sanilac County, MichiganMarion Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,803 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
and Forester TownshipForester Township, MichiganForester Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,108 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, also to the east. - Village of UblyUbly, MichiganUbly is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 873 at the 2000 census. The village is within Bingham Township.On February 25, 2004, a wolverine was spotted in Michigan for the first time in over 200 years near Ubly....
is to the northwest, and the Ubly ZIP code 48475 serves the southwest portion of Minden Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 633 people, 237 households, and 167 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 17.5 per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.10% White, 3.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.63% of the population.
There were 237 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% 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, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,227, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $31,029 versus $20,066 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 $14,770. About 7.5% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.