Mount Forest Township, Michigan

Mount Forest Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Mount Forest Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°51′52″N 84°5′42″W / 43.86444°N 84.095°W / 43.86444; -84.095Coordinates: 43°51′52″N 84°5′42″W / 43.86444°N 84.095°W / 43.86444; -84.095
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Bay
Area
– Total	36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
– Land	36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,405
– Density	39.0/sq mi (15.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-55920[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626772[2]

Mount Forest Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,405 as of the 2000 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Communities

• Mount Forest is an unincorporated community in the township at 43°53′14″N 84°06′51″W / 43.88722°N 84.11417°W / 43.88722; -84.11417 (Mount Forest, Michigan).^[3] It was a sawmill settlement with a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1888. A post office was established on October 12, 1888. The spelling was changed to Mountforest on September 7, 1894, and was closed on March 31, 1955.^[4]
• Nine Mile is an unincorporated community in the township at 43°52′36″N 84°03′55″W / 43.87667°N 84.06528°W / 43.87667; -84.06528 (Nine Mile, Michigan).^[5] It was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1894.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,405 people, 523 households, and 403 families residing in the township. The population density was 39.0 per square mile (15.1/km²). There were 550 housing units at an average density of 15.3 per square mile (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.57% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 523 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $22,431 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,627. About 6.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Forest Township, Michigan
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Forest, Michigan
4. ^ ^{a b} Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. 
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nine Mile, Michigan