Shields is an

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in Thomas Township,

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in the

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. It is also a

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(CDP) for statistical purposes, but with no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 7,035 at the 2020 census. The community of Shields is located on M-46/Gratiot Road just west of 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 ...

. In the 2000 census, the CDP included an area bounded on the east by the Tittabawassee River, north to State Street, west to N. Miller Road, south to Geddes Road, west to N. Thomas Road, south to M-46/Gratiot Road, east to Swan Creek, south to the railroad crossing on Schomaker Road, east along the rail tracks to Stroebel Road, northwest to Ronald Drive and east to the Tittabawassee River. Most of the CDP is within Thomas Township with a small portion extending into northwest James Township.

History

A post office operated in Shields from August 15, 1894 until Dec 15, 1902. The Shields brothers William and Arthur were born in 1811 and 1817 respectively in Ireland. Both immigrated to Michigan settling in Thomas Township in 1842. The bachelor brothers settled on in section three. Eventually the southeastern part of the Township came to be known as the Shields area. William died in 1894 and Arthur in 1905. Both are buried in Owen cemetery. Paines is a place within James Township and the CDP located on Dutch Road between River Roads and Stroebel Roads.Saginaw County Map.
J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007. Paines was first settled in 1871 and named for A. B. Paine, a local brick manufacturer. It was a station at the junction of the

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and the

Pere Marquette Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Igna ...

rail lines. A post office named "Painesville" was established on October 10, 1873, closed on May 29, 1876, and reopened on July 14, 1876. The office was renamed "Paines" on October 19, 1880 and continued until June 30, 1904.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,590 people, 2,508 households, and 1,875 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,587 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.74%

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, 0.80%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.52%

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, 0.74% from

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, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.32% of the population. There were 2,508 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were

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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.7% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. As of the

of 2010, the median income for a household in the CDP was $52,457, and the median income for a family was $62,566. Males working full-time and year-round had a median income of $44,018 versus $39,471 for full-time, year-round working females. The

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for the CDP was $24,397. About 4.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.United States Census
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References

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