Marlette Township is a
civil township of
Sanilac County
Sanilac County ( ) is a county located in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 40,611. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 1,686 at the
2020 census.
History
Marlette was first settled in the 1850s by people from
Ontario who sought tall timber and fertile soil. The community name was derived from a family of settlers, who carved their surname "Marlatt" on a log shanty. Marlette Township was created in 1859 from portions of
Sanilac Township and
Buel Township.
[History of Marlette.]
City of Marlette website, accessed April 2020.
Communities
*Germania was founded in 1873 by immigrants from the Saxony area of Germany who had initially come to work as miners but actually set up a farming community. It had a post office from 1878 until 1911.
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Marlette is a city located within the township, but has been administratively autonomous since it incorporated as a village in 1881. Marlette incorporated as a city in 1984.
The Marlette
ZIP code 48453 also serves all of Marlette Township, except for the northeast corner.
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Snover is an
unincorporated community to the northeast and the Snover ZIP code 48472 serves the northeast corner of Marlette Township.
48472 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the censusAsian
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, 0.73% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 1.90% of the population.
There were 697 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples
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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,907, and the median income for a family was $50,114. Males had a median income of $30,884 versus $21,597 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,556. About 10.1% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
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Townships in Sanilac County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan