Kawkawlin Township is a

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in the

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. The township's population was 4,848 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Bay City

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Communities

The township has four

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within its borders: *Brissette Beach is located on Brissette Beach Road between the

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shoreline and Tobico Marshes. (Elevation: 587 ft./179 m.) *

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on the border with Fraser Township. *Linwood Beach is at Cottage Grove Road and Linwood Beach Road and the Saginaw Bay shoreline. (Elevation: 584 ft. /178 m.) *Three Churches Corner is off

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at Fraser and Beaver roads. (Elevation: 607 ft./185 m.) The community of Kawkawlin is not in Kawkawlin Township, but just south of the

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and the southern border of the township in Monitor Township.

Geography

According to the

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, Kawkawlin Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 21.81%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,104 people, 1,910 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,021 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.47%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.57% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.61% from

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, and 1.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population. There were 1,910 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $43,951, and the median income for a family was $49,750. Males had a median income of $40,401 versus $22,941 for females. The

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for the township was $20,648. About 3.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Organizations

Blessing the Children International Blessing the Children International (BCI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2001, that engages in Christian missionary work in Ethiopia, Africa. According to the Urban Institute, BCI is classified as an "International Relief" org ...

is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Kawkawlin. The organization does Christian missionary work in Ethiopia.

References

External links

Kawkawlin Township official website
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