Homer Township is a

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of Midland County in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,993.

Geography

The township is in central Midland County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of

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, the

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.88%, are water. The

Tittabawassee River The Tittabawassee River flows in a generally southeasterly direction through the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river begins at Secord Lake in Clement Township, at the confluence of the East Branch and the Middle Branch. From ...

crosses the northeast part of the township, and its tributary, the Chippewa River, crosses the center of the township. The Pine River, a tributary of the Chippewa, drains the southern part of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,009 people, 1,521 households, and 1,182 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,593 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.68%

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, 0.64%

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, 0.62% Native American, 0.5%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.12% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.55% of the population. There were 1,521 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 2.9. In 2000, the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $44,924, and the median income for a family was $51,029. Males had a median income of $45,742 versus $28,622 for females. The

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for the township was $20,574. About 5.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

* connects

to the east with Mount Pleasant and

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to the west. * runs northerly from to

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, partially along the

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, forming part of the western boundary of the township.

Education

* Bullock Creek Public Schools ** Bullock Creek High School *

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Sites of interest

The

Chippewa Nature Center Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) is both a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization and a protected wildlife area in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, encompassing over of forest, rivers and wetlands. Located in Midland County, it is one of the ...

has a territory of more than of deciduous and coniferous woods, rivers, ponds, wetlands (

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fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

, and

swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...

) and upland fields.

References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Midland County, Michigan Townships in Michigan 1862 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1862