Au Sable Charter Township, Michigan | |
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Charter township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 44°23′26″N 83°20′42″W / 44.39056°N 83.34500°WCoordinates: 44°23′26″N 83°20′42″W / 44.39056°N 83.34500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Iosco |
Area | |
• Total | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2) |
• Land | 20.6 sq mi (53.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,230 |
• Density | 108.2/sq mi (41.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48750 |
Area code(s) | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-04300 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625865 |
Au Sable Charter Township is a charter township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,230.
The unincorporated community of Au Sable is within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km2), of which 20.6 square miles (53 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (2.46%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,230 people, 956 households, and 636 families residing in the township. The population density was 108.2 per square mile (41.8/km²). There were 1,498 housing units at an average density of 72.7 per square mile (28.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.50% White, 0.85% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 956 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81.