Grant Township is a

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of St. Clair County in the

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. As of the 2010 Census, the township population was 1,891.

Communities

* Blaine is an

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near the center of the township at . Thomas S. Knapp of

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made the first land purchase here in 1828 on which he built a sawmill. When Grant Township was organized in 1866, it was named for then General (and later U.S. president)

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. The settlement became known as Grant Center, but because there was another post office with that name in Michigan at the time, it requested the name Blaine, after

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. The post office operated from November 1879 until December 1960. * Jeddo is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township at . It was first known as "Potter's Corners" after A.S. Potter, an early settler. It was given a post office named "Pottersburg" in February 1859. It was renamed Jeddo in July 1864. The Jeddo ZIP code serves all of Grant Township as well as portions of southern Fremont and Worth townships in Sanilac County and a small area in southwest Burtchville Township.8032 5-Digit ZCTA, 480 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,667 people, 571 households, and 464 families residing in the township. The

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was 55.9 per square mile (21.6/km²). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 20.3 per square mile (7.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20%

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, 0.12%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.12%

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, 0.72% from

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, and 0.72% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.10% of the population. There were 571 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were

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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.18. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $58,603, and the median income for a family was $62,885. Males had a median income of $45,667 versus $27,768 for females. The

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for the township was $20,729. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Townships in St. Clair County, Michigan 1866 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1866 Townships in Michigan es:Municipio de Blaine (condado de Benzie, Míchigan)

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