Charlevoix Township is a

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of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,763 at the 2020 census. The township surrounds the city of

Charlevoix Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...

in two segments along

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and

Lake Charlevoix Lake Charlevoix ( ) is a lake in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the third largest inland lake in the state with a surface area of over and of shoreline. The maximum depth in the main basin is and in the south arm, . T ...

, but the township and city are administered autonomously.

Communities

*Belvedere is a historic settlement located about south of Charlevoix. It was settled in 1893 with a train depot along the Chicago and Western Michigan Railroad. A post office spelled Belvidere opened June 20, 1893 but we respelled to Belvedere three weeks later. The community did not survive long, and the post office closed by the end of the same year on December 21. *Boulder Park is an

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located within the township at .

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (50.83%) is water. Charlevoix Township is located along the shore of

and

, and it occupies two segments of land surrounding the city of

. The northern portion of

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is within the township.

Major highways

* runs north through both segments of the township and in and out of the city of Charlevoix. * enters briefly through the southeast corner of the township and terminates at US 31 in the city of Charlevoix. * is a county-designated highway that begins at US 31 and runs briefly though the northern segment of the township. * is a county-designated highway that enters the southern segment of the township only briefly before ending at US 31 in the city of Charlevoix.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,697 people, 662 households, and 462 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 942 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.05%

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, 0.71%

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, 1.53% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.18%

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, 0.24% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 662 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,758, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,263 versus $22,969 for females. The

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for the township was $22,835. About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Charlevoix Township is served entirely by

Charlevoix Public Schools Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands, ...

in the city of

References

External links

Charlevoix Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Charlevoix County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan