Dwight Township, Michigan

Dwight Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Huron County (red) and an administered portion of the Kinde village (pink)
Dwight Township Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Dwight Township Dwight Township (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°58′36″N82°57′24″W / 43.97667°N 82.95667°W / 43.97667; -82.95667
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Huron
Area
• Total	35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Land	35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	708
• Density	20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48445, 48467
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-23540 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1626199 [2]

Dwight Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 708 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

Communities

• The village of Kinde is located on the boundary between Dwight Township and Lincoln Township, with about half of the village in both. A small portion of the village is within Meade Township.
• Glencoe is an unincorporated community on the Township's border with Huron Township at Verona and Day Roads. ^[4] It had a post office from 1901 to 1914. ^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 930 people, 354 households, and 248 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.1 inhabitants per square mile (10.1/km²). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 11.3 per square mile (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.60% White, 0.11% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.32% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 354 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $38,698. Males had a median income of $31,607 versus $15,865 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,598. About 7.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dwight Township, Michigan
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, Michigan
5. Romig 1986, p. 225.

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN   978-0-8143-1838-6.