Milton Township is a

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of Antrim County in the

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. The population was 2,355 at the 2020 census.

Communities

*Elgin was the name of a post office in this township from 1875 until 1881. *

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occupies a small territory within Milton Township. * Kewadin is an

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at . The Kewadin post office with ZIP code 49648 also serves large portions of Milton Township and Torch Lake Township. The Kewadin post office opened June 4, 1883.

Geography

According to the

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, this

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township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 41.46%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,072 people, 850 households, and 651 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,577 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.33%

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, 0.05%

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, 2.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population. There were 850 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.77. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $44,890, and the median income for a family was $50,568. Males had a median income of $37,578 versus $23,942 for females. The

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for the township was $26,817. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

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External links

Milton Township official website
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