Beaver Creek Township is a

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Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford County, ...

in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,515. The township borders the northern coast of

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and includes

North Higgins Lake State Park North Higgins Lake State Park is a public recreation area located west of Roscommon in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County, Michigan. The state park occupies on the north shore of Higgins Lake at the site of what was once one of the world' ...

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passes through the township, and the northern terminus of

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is at Interstate 75 within the township.

Communities

* Pere Cheney is an uninhabited

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in the northeastern portion of the township at . *Skyline Village is an unincorporated community located near the junction of

and

at .

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (0.14%) is water. Beaver Creek Township occupies the southwest corner of Crawford County and is bordered by Kalkaska County to the west and Roscommon County to the south. The township is crossed by

and

, limited-access highways that join near the northern border of the township. I-75 leads north to

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, the Crawford County seat, and to the

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, while heading southeast to Bay City and

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. US 127 leads south to Mount Pleasant.

Highways

* * (named locally as Old 76 or West Federal Highway) * (terminus with Interstate 75)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,486 people, 603 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.20% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population. There were 603 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.81. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,613, and the median income for a family was $38,690. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $20,938 for females. The

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for the township was $18,388. About 7.4% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Beaver Creek Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Crawford County, Michigan Townships in Michigan