Cedarville Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cedarville 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 = Menominee

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area_total_km2 = 204.7
area_land_km2 = 204.5
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 79.0
area_land_sq_mi = 78.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 276
population_density_km2 = 1.3
population_density_sq_mi = 3.5

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 191
elevation_ft = 627
latd = 45 |latm = 29 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 23 |longs = 15 |longEW = W

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Cedarville Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.

Communities

*Cedar River is an unincorporated community in the township on M-35, roughly midway between Menominee to the southwest and Escanaba to the northeast. The community is at the mouth of the Cedar River on the Bay of Green Bay at coord|45|24|40|N|87|21|17|W|. [gnis|622945|Cedar River, Michigan] The ZIP Code for the community and surrounding area is 49887. Wells State Park is located just south of Cedar River.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 79.1 square miles (204.7 km²), of which, 78.9 square miles (204.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.13%) is water. Much of the land in the township is part of the Escanaba State Forest.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 276 people, 138 households, and 89 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.5 per square mile (1.3/km²). There were 384 housing units at an average density of 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 0.36% African American, 1.45% Native American, and 1.09% from two or more races.

There were 138 households out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.48.

In the township the population was spread out with 12.3% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 43.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 130.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,107, and the median income for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,279. About 11.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.3% of those sixty five or over.

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