Wise Township is a

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Isabella County Isabella County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 64,394. Its county seat is Mount Pleasant. The area was known as ''Ojibiway Besse'', meaning "the place of the Ojibwa". Isabella Coun ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,355 at the 2020 census.

History

Wise Township was established on January 24, 1872. It was named after George Wise, who was one of the first settlers to the area in the community of Loomis. Originally, Wise Township occupied two 36-square-mile

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s in the northeast corner of Isabella County. The original boundaries of the township can be seen on an 1873 county map. The southern half of Wise Township was set aside as Denver Township in 1876.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.25%) is water. The

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runs through the township. The entire township is within the boundaries of the

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Major highways

* runs east–west along the northern portion of the city. * is a business loop that enters very briefly in the northwest corner of the township and connects to US 10.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,301 people, 464 households, and 360 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 517 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 93.62%

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, 0.08%

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, 4.38% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. There were 464 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were

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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,333, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,111 for females. The

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for the township was $16,346. About 5.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Wise Township is served by three separate public school districts. The northern portion of the township is served by Clare Public Schools to the northwest in the city of

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. The southeast portion of the township is served by Coleman Community School District to the west in the city of

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in Midland County. A small portion of the southwest corner of the township is served by

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much further to the south in the city of Mount Pleasant.

References

External links

Wise Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Isabella County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1872 1872 establishments in Michigan