Delaware Township is a

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Sanilac County Sanilac County ( ) is a county located in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 40,611. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on ...

in the

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. The population was 784 at the 2020 census.

History

Delaware Township was organized in 1858. * Forestville is a village in the township on M-25 along the

Lake Huron Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...

shore. The Forestville ZIP code 48434 provides P.O. Box only service for a small portion of the township near the village. * Charleston is a historical settlement in the township at . It was first settled about 1864 and called "Cato". A post office named "Charleston" was established in December 1872. The entire settlement, consisting of 21 buildings, was destroyed by the Thumb Fire in September 1881. The settlement was rebuilt but is today little more than a crossroads. The postal delivery areas of some nearby communities also serve the township: *

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is a city to the north and the Harbor Beach ZIP code 48441 serves a small area in the township north of Forestville. * Minden City is to the west and the Minden City ZIP code 48456 serves most of the northern portion of the township. * Palms is an unincorporated community to the west and the Palms ZIP code 48465 serves most of the southern portion of the township.48465 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.02% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 930 people, 359 households, and 258 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 643 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.42%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population. There were 359 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were

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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,568, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $27,303 versus $20,714 for females. The

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for the township was $15,451. About 8.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Sanilac County, Michigan 1858 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1858 Townships in Michigan Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States