Whitney Township is a
civil township of
Arenac County
Arenac County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 15,002. The county seat is Standish.
History
Arenac County was organized in 1883. The name ''Arenac'', coined by Henry Rowe School ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 1,001 at the
2010 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 31.12%, is water.
The township includes
Charity Island, located offshore in
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area. It is located in part ...
of
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrology, Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Strait ...
.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,033 people, 437 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 894 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.94%
White, 0.29%
Native American, 0.29%
Asian, 0.29% from
other races, and 0.19% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 437 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,989, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $24,583 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,326. About 9.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Whitney Township official website
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Townships in Arenac County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States