Beaver Township is a
civil township
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of
Bay County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan
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. The township's population was 2,723 as of the
2020 census.
It is included in the
Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
The township has five
unincorporated communities located within its borders:
*Beaver is located at the intersection of 9 Mile Road and Parish Road at the corners of
sections 11, 12, 13 and 14. It is at .
*Duel is located at the intersection of Parish Road and Flajole Road at the corners of sections 7, 8, 15 and 16. It is at .(Elevation: 640 ft./195 m.)
*Loehne, often misspelled as Loehme, is located on 9 Mile Road between River Road and Seidlers Road. ( (Elevation: 614 ft./187 m.) It was named for storekeeper Edwin Loehne who became the first postmaster of a rural post office on April 20, 1894. The office operated until July 20, 1904.
*Seidlers, also known as Seidler Corners, is located at Seidlers Road and Garfield Road. (Elevation: 610 ft./186 m.) It was founded in 1902 by Henry Seidler, who had a
general store
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,
blacksmith
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shop, and
saloon. A school was added in 1905.
*Willard is located at the corners of sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, the intersection of 11 Mile Road and Beaver Road. It is at . (Elevation: 617 ft./188 m.)
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History
Beaver Township was organized March 13, 1867. Levi Willard, Josiah L. Wellington, and Oscar H. Kellogg were appointed to oversee the first township meeting to be held on the first Monday in April of that year.[ ]
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Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. On November 30, 1892, the Duel community received its post office.[ ]
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Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. On April 20, 1894, the Loehne community had its post office open.[ ]
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Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. On Dec 31, 1907, the Willard Post Office was closed down.[ The Loehne post office closed on July 30, 1904.][ On Mar 31, 1908, the Duel post office was closed.][
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.14% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 968 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples
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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,546, and the median income for a family was $55,972. Males had a median income of $41,420 versus $27,303 for females. The per capita income
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for the township was $19,654. About 2.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Bay County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
1867 establishments in Michigan
Populated places established in 1867