Forest Home Township, Michigan | |
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![]() Location within Antrim County (red) and an administered portion of the Bellaire village (pink) | |
Coordinates: 44°58′47″N85°15′10″W / 44.97972°N 85.25278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Antrim |
Established | 1871 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Terry Smith |
• Clerk | Suzanne Mahan |
Area | |
• Total | 33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2) |
• Land | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Water | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,675 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49615 (Bellaire) |
Area code | 231 |
FIPS code | 26-29600 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626297 [2] |
Website | Official website |
Forest Home Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,675 at the 2020 census. [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.8 km2), of which 24.1 square miles (62.5 km2) is land and 9.4 square miles (24.3 km2), or 28.01%, is water. [4]
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 790 households, and 571 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.6 inhabitants per square mile (29.6/km2). There were 1,364 housing units at an average density of 56.2 per square mile (21.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.16% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 790 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,980, and the median income for a family was $51,000. Males had a median income of $32,461 versus $22,422 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,319. About 2.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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