charter township
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that ...
in
Bay County Bay County is the name of three counties:
* Bay County, Florida, United States
* Bay County, Michigan, United States
* Baicheng County
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. The township's population was 14,641 as of the 2010 Census and is included in the Bay City
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Communities
The township contains five
unincorporated communities
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:
*Aplin Beach, also known as Wenona Beach, is located at Patterson and Zimmer Roads near the
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area. It is located in part ...
shoreline. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
*Donahue Beach, also known as Bayside and Donoghue Beach, is located at Donahue Beach Road along the Bay shoreline near the mouth of the
Kawkawlin River
The Kawkawlin River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed November 7, 2011 stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at , approximatel ...
. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
*Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 577 ft. /176 m.)
*Lagoon Beach, also known as Lagoona Beach, is located along the Bay shoreline North of the mouth of the
Kawkawlin River
The Kawkawlin River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed November 7, 2011 stream in the U.S. state of Michigan that flows into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at , approximatel ...
. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
*Little Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
*Tobico Beach is located along the Bay shoreline on Euclid Avenue between Tobico Lagoon and Tobico Marshes. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.)
History
Joseph Trombley in 1834 purchased Bangor township's section 16 from the government which was the beginning of the Bangor settlement. Bangor was platted in 1851 and was renamed Banks in 1864. In 1871, Banks became an incorporated village while Wenona was platted.Station: Bay City Menu . Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved July 25, 2013. In 1873, the Township consisted of about 10 sections. The community of Bangor in 1873 was served by the Banks Post Office:File:Bay_County.jpg which opened on May 18, 1864. The Banks Post Office was closed on May 1, 1866. On Nov 17, 1870, the Banks Post Office was reopened. Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. By 1873, Wenona was served by a post office with the same name. The City of West Bay City, also known as West Bank City, was formed in 1877 by the state legislature consolidating the communities of Banks, Salzburg, and Wenona.
Bay Side was a coal mining village in Bangor Township established in 1899.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (36.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 15,547 people, 6,285 households, and 4,386 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 6,563 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.48%
White
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, 0.62%
African American
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Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.68% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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, and 1.19% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 2.66% of the population.
There were 6,285 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were
married couples
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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,358, and the median income for a family was $52,574. Males had a median income of $40,876 versus $24,776 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $21,723. About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
