Mundy Township, Michigan

Charter Township of Mundy Mundy Township
—  Charter township  —
Charter Township of Mundy Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°54′52″N 83°45′02″W / 42.91444°N 83.75056°W / 42.91444; -83.75056Coordinates: 42°54′52″N 83°45′02″W / 42.91444°N 83.75056°W / 42.91444; -83.75056
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Genesee
Settled	1833
Organized	1837[1]
Government
– Type	Supervisor-board
– Supervisor	Karen L. Bond
– Clerk	Rick W. Frost
– Treasurer	David Guigear
– Trustee	Karen Gawron, Tonya Ketzler, Bob Neuman, Joe Oskey
Area
– Total	36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2)
– Land	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	12,191
– Density	338.8/sq mi (130.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48473 (Swartz Creek), 48507 (Flint), 48439 (Grand Blanc)
Area code(s)	810
FIPS code	26-56160[2]
GNIS feature ID	1626779[3]
Website	http://www.mundytwp-mi.gov/

The Charter Township of Mundy is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,191 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• Rankin, original known as Mundy Centre,^[4] is a small community within the township at 42°54′52″N 83°45′02″W / 42.91444°N 83.75056°W / 42.91444; -83.75056,^[5] located just west of an exit off U.S. Highway 23 on Grand Blanc Road east of Jennings Roads south of Flint. The Township's offices and Rankin Elementary School are located there. Grand Blanc is several miles to the east by county roads.

Government

As most townships in Michigan do, Mundy Township in Genesee County has a Supervisor-Board form of government. In this form of government, three members of the Board of Trustee are executives: Supervisor (being the township's chief executive), Clerk and Treasurer. There are additional 4 trustees elect to the Board.

District	Number	Officeholder
U.S. Representative	5th	Dale E. Kildee
State Senate	27	John J. Gleason
State Representative	51st	vacant
County Commissioner	4th	John W. Northrup
	6th	Patrica Lockwood
School District	Carman-Ainsworth	Multiple: see articles
	Swartz Creek
	Lake Fenton
Community College	C.S. Mott	Multiple: see article
Polling Locations

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which, 36.0 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.28%) is water. A portion of the township survey area, between Jennings and Torrey Road, was annexed by the City of Flint for Bishop International Airport.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 12,191 people, 4,876 households, and 3,583 families residing in the township. The population density was 338.8 per square mile (130.8/km²). There were 5,047 housing units at an average density of 140.3 per square mile (54.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.04% White, 1.41% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 4,876 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,948, and the median income for a family was $62,125. Males had a median income of $51,442 versus $30,067 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,581. About 1.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1833 the first land purchases in Mundy survey township area on sections 11-14 with all 40 acres (160,000 m²) in section purchased by 1837. The first settlement was in section 13 by Jason L. Austin, Daniel Williams and Eli Gilbert. The Township was named after Edward S. Mundy, lieutenant governor when organized on March 11, 1837 ^[1] included the future Gaines Township.^[6]

Years	Supervisor	Town Clerk	Collector	Assessors	Justices of the Peace	Constables	Highway Commissioners	School Inspectors
1837	John Alger	Morgan Baldwin	George Judson	Jonathan G. Firman, Morgan Baldwin, Benjamin Simmons and Seth Kitchen	Benjamin Simmons (1 yr.), Josiah Alger (2 yr.), Morgan Baldwin (3 yr.), Henry M. Thompson (4 yr.)	George Judson, Volney Stiles	J. G. Firman, George Judson and Jeshurum Leach	Jonathan Firman, Ira Dunning and Dudley Brainard

^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wood, Edwin O. (1916). History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Michigan Historical Commission. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/mundy.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mundy Township, Michigan
4. ^ The History of Genesee County, MI. Chapter XXVI: The Villages of Genesee County, Part II
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rankin, Michigan
6. ^ Wood, Edwin O. (1916). History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Michigan Historical Commission. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/pio.html. 
7. ^ Wood, Edwin O. (1916). History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Michigan Historical Commission. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch5/mundy.html. 

External links

• Charter Township of Mundy