Redding Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Redding Township, Michigan
settlement_type = Township
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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 = Clare

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established_title = Organized
established_date = April 1891 [cite book
title=Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan
origdate=1891
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YSmK7Gk560UC&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA1075,M1
accessyear=2008
accessmonth=September
publisher=Michigan, Michigan Dept. of State, Michigan Compilation Commission, Michigan Legislative Service Bureau
pages=1075-76
quote=Therefore be it resolved ordered and enacted by said board, That all of township 19 north of range 6 west, be and the same is hereby erected into a new township to be called and known by the name of Redding, and the first township meeting of said township shall be held at the house of Robert Trall at Temple in the present township of Winterfield, on the first Monday of April, A. D. 1891, at nine o clock in the forenoon...]

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area_total_km2 = 91.5
area_land_km2 = 91.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 35.3
area_land_sq_mi = 35.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 526
population_density_km2 = 5.8
population_density_sq_mi = 14.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_ft = 1053
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postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 48625 (Harrison),
49665 (Marion)
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blank_info = 26-67600GR|2
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blank1_info = 1626959 [gnis|1626959]
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Redding Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 526 at the 2000 census.

Communities

*Temple is an unincorporated community just off M-61 approximately 12 miles west of Harrison at coord|44|01|51|N|85|01|42|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Temple, Michigan|. [gnis|1614672|Temple, Michigan] It was a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway and was founded in 1889 while the area was still a part of Winterfield Township on land given by Mary L. Campbell. For her, the settlement was first known as Campbell City. A post office named Temple, after Martin Temple, opened on April 21, 1890, with hotelman, Bert Trall, as the first postmaster. The office operated until August 12, 1966.cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | authorlink=Walter Romig | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | origyear= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | id = ISBN 0-8143-1838-X] Located along the Muskegon River, it was a bustling area when Michigan's logging industry was in its prime; however, it is now regarded as a ghost town, like many of lower Michigan's former logging centers.
* The city of Harrison is to the east, and the Harrison ZIP code 48625 also serves the eastern portion of Redding Township. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48625&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48625 5-Digit ZCTA, 486 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census]
* The village of Marion is to the northwest in Osceola County, and the Marion ZIP code 49665 also serves areas in the western part of Redding Township. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49665&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49665 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km²), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 526 people, 219 households, and 153 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.9 per square mile (5.8/km²). There were 497 housing units at an average density of 14.1/sq mi (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.15% White, 0.57% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 219 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $24,438, and the median income for a family was $28,864. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,687. About 16.5% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

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