Rudyard Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rudyard Township, Michigan
settlement_type = Township
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motto = Small But Friendly

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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Chippewa

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area_total_km2 = 233.3
area_land_km2 = 232.8
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 90.1
area_land_sq_mi = 89.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1315
population_density_km2 = 5.6
population_density_sq_mi = 14.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 206
elevation_ft = 676
latd = 46 |latm = 12 |lats = 55 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 38 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 49780
area_code = 906
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blank_info = 26-70220GR|2
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blank1_info = 1627015 [gnis|1627015]
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Rudyard Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,315.

Communities

Rudyard is an unincorporated community within the township located on M-48, near I-75. The community was originally named "Pine River", however, because there was already another town in Michigan with that name, it was changed in 1890 to Rudyard. The name was suggested by Fred Underwood, an executive with the Soo Line Railroad because of his great admiration for Rudyard Kipling. The ZIP code is 49780.

Rudyard Area Schools is a Class C school system, including the areas of nearby Trout Lake, Kincheloe, and some of Dafter.

ports

Their Mascot is the Bulldog and their school colors are Orange and Black. They are currently part of the Straits Area Conference. While Rudyard is a Class C school, the baseball and softball teams were recently moved to Class D. The Varsity Boys Baseball team recently (2007) made it to the MHSAA Semi-Finals but lost to 6-3 to Reading High School.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.1 square miles (233.3 km²), of which, 89.9 square miles (232.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,315 people, 491 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.6 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 671 housing units at an average density of 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.97% White, 0.30% African American, 5.48% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 4.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.

There were 491 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,941. About 5.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://sun.lssu.edu/~dsavoie/ excerpts from "Tales of Rudyard As Told By The Folks"] , published in 1922 and reprinted by the Rudyard Lion's Club in 1973