Grout Township, Michigan

Grout Township, Michigan
Civil township
Grout Township Hall
Location within Gladwin County
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Coordinates: 43°56′39″N84°33′24″W / 43.94417°N 84.55667°W / 43.94417; -84.55667
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gladwin
Government
• Supervisor	Jim Shea
•  Clerk	Anna Auer
Area
• Total	34.79 sq mi (90.11 km2)
• Land	34.18 sq mi (88.53 km2)
• Water	0.61 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,964
• Density	57.5/sq mi (22.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48612 (Beaverton) 48624 (Gladwin)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-35620 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1626413 [2]

Grout Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,964 at the 2010 census. ^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.79 square miles (90.11 km²), of which 34.18 square miles (88.53 km²) is land and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km²) (0.40%) is water. ^[3]

Major highways

• M-18 runs south–north through the east portion of the township.
• M-61 forms a portion of the northern boundary of the township and runs west–east to the city of Gladwin.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 1,869 people, 654 households, and 516 families residing in the township. The population density was 53.9 inhabitants per square mile (20.8/km²). There were 754 housing units at an average density of 21.7 per square mile (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 654 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,808, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $30,848 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,438. About 7.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grout Township, Michigan
3. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 22 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.