Victory Township is a
civil township of
Mason County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 1,406 at the
2020 census.
History
The township was organized in 1868. It was perhaps named in commemoration of Union victory in the
Civil War.
Communities
*Chapple Corners was an unincorporated community on the
Big Sable River. It was founded in 1864 and had a post office from 1874 until 1881.
[Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 110]
Geography
The township is in northwestern Mason County.
U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. It ...
runs north to south along the township's eastern border. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.56%, are water.
The
Lincoln River
The Lincoln River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 river in Mason County, Michigan, in the United States. It is formed by the confluence of its N ...
, with its north and south branches, drains the central and southern part of the township, while the northern part drains to the
Big Sable River, which crosses the northwest corner of the township as part of
Hamlin Lake. Both rivers drain west to
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that o ...
.
Demographics
At the 2000
census,
there were 1,444 people, 497 households and 376 families residing in the township. The
population density was . There were 572 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 95.91%
White, 0.55%
African American, 0.83%
Native American, 0.42%
Asian, 0.97% from
other races, and 1.32% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 497 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.
25.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64 and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The
median household income was $41,667 and the median family income was $44,402. Males had a median income of $32,391 and females $21,591. The
per capita income was $17,140. About 7.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Mason County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
Populated places established in 1868
1868 establishments in Michigan