Buena Vista Charter Township is a

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of Saginaw County in the

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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,664.

History

This area was known to the Ojibwe as Tik-wak-baw-hawning. On July 30, 2013, the

Saginaw Intermediate School District The Saginaw Intermediate School District (SISD) is an intermediate school district in Michigan, headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw. Most of Saginaw County, Michigan, Saginaw County is served by the Saginaw Intermediate School District ...

Board of Trustees officially dissolved Buena Vista School District with its area split up between three other districts: Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (135 students), Saginaw City School District (260) or Frankenmuth School District.

Communities

* Buena Vista is a

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(CDP) and

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in the township. *Crow Island is an unincorporated community in the township on Crow Island Road between M-13 and Hack Road.Saginaw County Map.
J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007. A post office opened February 6, 1882, and closed March 13, 1883. The office was reestablished May 3, 1883, until closing on March 15, 1895. *Fifield was a settlement with a railroad station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. It was centered around a sawmill and had a post office from 1898 until 1900. * Robin Glen-Indiantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in the township containing the unincorporated community of Indiantown.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.63%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,318 people, 3,870 households, and 2,743 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 4,211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 37.00%

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, 55.57%

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, 0.46% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01%

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, 4.30% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 9.11% of the population. There were 3,870 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were

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living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,339, and the median income for a family was $32,851. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $22,775 for females. The

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for the township was $15,636. About 19.7% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the

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, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The township is governed under a modified

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where the township manager only takes over most of the duties of the supervisor.

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Charter Township of Buena Vista
{{Authority control Townships in Saginaw County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan