Columbus Township is a

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of Luce County in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 169.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.97%) is water. The source of the

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is within Columbus Township.

Major highways

* runs east–west though a southern portion of the township.

Communities

* Danaher is an

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at just north of M-28 west of

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. * Laketon is an unincorporated community at , approximately west of McMillan. Laketon was a

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on the

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. A post office opened on March 11, 1902, with John M. Carr as its first postmaster. The office closed on May 15, 1913. *

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is an unincorporated community and a

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in Luce County at . The community was settled along a railway line as early as 1881. McMillan has its own post office with the 49853 ZIP Code. The post office serves most of Columbus Township and small portions of several surrounding townships.

Demographics

At the

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of 2000, there were 215 people, 99 households, and 63 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 307 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.28%

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, 1.40% Native American, and 2.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.47% of the population. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 169. In 2000, there were 99 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.72. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the township was $30,469, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the township was $18,289. About 8.3% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the

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, including 20.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over. As of 2021, its median household income was $56,136.

References

{{authority control Townships in Luce County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1887 1887 establishments in Michigan