Fremont Township, Sanilac County, Michigan

Fremont Township, Michigan
Township
Fremont Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°11′53″N 82°42′52″W / 43.19806°N 82.71444°W / 43.19806; -82.71444Coordinates: 43°11′53″N 82°42′52″W / 43.19806°N 82.71444°W / 43.19806; -82.71444
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Sanilac
Area
• Total	35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land	35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	913
• Density	26.1/sq mi (10.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-30740[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626319[2]

Fremont Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 913.

Communities

East Fremont was the name of a rural post office in the township from 1874 until 1906.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km²), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 913 people, 313 households, and 256 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.1 per square mile (10.1/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% White, 0.44% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.22% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 313 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,250, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $37,583 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,934. About 6.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. 

Municipalities and communities of Sanilac County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Sandusky
Cities	Brown City‡ Croswell Marlette Sandusky
Villages	Applegate Carsonville Deckerville Forestville Lexington Melvin Minden City Peck Port Sanilac
Townships	Argyle Austin Bridgehampton Buel Custer Delaware Elk Elmer Evergreen Flynn Forester Fremont Greenleaf Lamotte Lexington Maple Valley Marion Marlette Minden Moore Sanilac Speaker Washington Watertown Wheatland Worth
CDP	Snover
Other unincorporated communities	Amadore Argyle Austin Center Birch Beach Blue Water Beach Cash Charleston Cumber Decker Downington Elmer Freidberger Great Lakes Beach Huronia Heights Juhl Laing Lexington Heights McGregor Palms Richmondville Tyre
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties