Rust Township is a
civil township of
Montmorency County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 519 at the
2020 census.
Geography
The township is in southeastern Montmorency County, bordered to the east by
Alpena County, to the south by
Oscoda County
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, and at its southeast corner by
Alcona County. State highway
M-32 crosses the northern part of the township, leading west to
Atlanta, the
county seat, and northeast to
Hillman
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.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, Rust Township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.72%, are water.
The township is in the watershed of the
Thunder Bay River, which crosses its northwestern corner.
Fletcher Pond
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and Turtle Lake are on the township's eastern border.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 549 people, 218 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The
population density was 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 6.3 per square mile (2.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.91%
White, 0.18%
Native American, and 0.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 218 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were
married couples
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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,870, and the median income for a family was $31,908. Males had a median income of $30,268 versus $20,982 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $15,129. About 11.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
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Townships in Montmorency County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan