Freeman Township is a

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Clare County Clare County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 30,856. The county seat is Harrison. History The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840, ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,125 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.41%) is water. The township contains numerous small lakes, including Doc and Tom Lake, Windover Lake, and Big Norway Lake.

Major highways

* runs diagonally southeast–southwest through the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,118 people, 469 households, and 347 families residing in the township. The

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was 32.3 per square mile (12.5/km²). There were 933 housing units at an average density of 27.0 per square mile (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.94%

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, 1.43% Native American, 0.09%

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, and 0.54% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 469 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.70. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,398, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $21,696 for females. The

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for the township was $14,624. About 10.5% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the

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, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The entire township is served by

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to the southwest in

Harrison Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...

References

External links

Freeman Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Michigan Townships in Clare County, Michigan Populated places established in 1908 1908 establishments in Michigan