Maple Grove Township is a

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Manistee County Manistee County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,032. The county seat is Manistee. The county is named for the Manistee River. Manistee County is part of Northern Michigan an ...

in the

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. The population was 1,342 at the 2020 census. The township is home to the village of

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.56%, are water. Bear Creek, a tributary of the

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, crosses the west side of the township from north to south. The village of

is near the center of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 520 households, and 348 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 771 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.58%

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, 0.16%

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, 1.40% Native American, 0.93% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.27% of the population. There were 520 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,011, and the median income for a family was $37,333. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $18,289 for females. The

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for the township was $14,652. About 12.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the

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, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Manistee County, Michigan Townships in Michigan