civil township
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of
Benzie County
Benzie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,970. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869.
in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. The population was 2,070 at the 2010 census, up from 1,587 at the 2000 census. The township is located in the east central portion of the county.
History
The township was organized by the Grand Traverse County board of supervisors under the name "North Climax" in April 1867 when Benzie County was still attached to Grand Traverse for administrative purposes. The name was changed to "Inland" in 1869.
census-designated place
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in the eastern part of the township at the junction of Cinder and Bendon roads at The settlement developed around a
sawmill
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and was first named "Kentville" after Albert Kent, a farmer who became the first postmaster on April 24, 1888. It was given a station on the now abandoned
Chicago and West Michigan Railway The Chicago and West Michigan Railway (C&WM) is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan between 1881 and 1899.
* Inland Corners is a locale and former post office in the eastern part of the township at the junction of Honor Highway (
US 31
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) and Lake Ann Road/Bendon Road at . The post office named Inland operated from February 17, 1866 until October 31, 1903.
* The village of Beulah is to the west in Benzonia Township, and the Beulah ZIP code 49617 also serves a portion of western Inland Township.
* The community of
Interlochen
Interlochen ( ') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 694, up from 583 at the 2010 census. The community is located wit ...
United States Census Bureau
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, Inland Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.13%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 620 households, and 437 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km2). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 20.2 per square mile (7.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.84%
White
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, 0.50%
African American
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Asian
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, 0.25% from
other races
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, and 1.64% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 620 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were
married couples
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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% 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 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $29,509 versus $21,284 for females. The
per capita income
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for the township was $15,935. About 5.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.