Sherman Township, Huron County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Sherman Township is a civil township
of Huron County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,165 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 44.2 square miles (114.3 km²), of which, 44.1 square miles (114.3 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
of 2000, there were 1,165 people, 444 households, and 343 families residing in the township. The population density
was 26.4 per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 14.0 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.69% Asian, 0.34% from other races
, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 444 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples
living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,875, and the median income for a family was $38,417. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $17,109 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $15,013. About 5.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Huron County
Huron County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-53* M-142-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,079 people, 14,597 households, and 10,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 20,430 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
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 1,165 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
- Ruth is an unincorporated community at 43°42′55"N 82°44′25"W. The 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...
is 48470. The first white settler was John Hunsanger, a native of Hadhomor, Nassau, GermanyNassau, GermanyNassau is a town located in the German Land of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Lahn River valley between the cities of Bad Ems and Limburg an der Lahn. Nassau is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Nassau. The town is on the German-Dutch holiday road, the Orange Route...
, who arrived there in 1855. The following year, several families from BadenBadenBaden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
joined him, and in the early 1860s, another group arrived from WestphaliaWestphaliaWestphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
. The area became known as the "German Settlement". It was also called "Adams Corners" for landowner August H. Adams, who served as the first postmaster. But when the village got a post office in October 1880, it was named "Ruth", after Michael Ruth who had given property for a railroad depot. - White RockWhite Rock, MichiganWhite Rock is a tiny unincorporated community of Sherman Township at the southeast corner of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is at the mouth of White Rock Creek on the shore of Lake Huron...
is an unincorporated community in the southeast part of the township at 43°42′36"N 82°36′35"W. The community is named for a large white, limestone, boulder offshore in Lake Huron. to define the territory ceded with the Treaty of DetroitTreaty of DetroitThe Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. The treaty was signed at Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, governor of the Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs the sole...
in 1807.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 44.2 square miles (114.3 km²), of which, 44.1 square miles (114.3 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,165 people, 444 households, and 343 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 26.4 per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 14.0 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.69% Asian, 0.34% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 444 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% 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, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,875, and the median income for a family was $38,417. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $17,109 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 $15,013. About 5.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.