Stronach Township, Michigan
| Stronach Township, Michigan | |
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 Stronach Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°12′11″N 86°10′38″W / 44.20306°N 86.17722°WCoordinates: 44°12′11″N 86°10′38″W / 44.20306°N 86.17722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Manistee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.7 sq mi (144.3 km2) |
| • Land | 55.5 sq mi (143.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 804 |
| • Density | 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49660 (Manistee, 49411 (Free Soil) |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-76840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627128 |
Stronach Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 804 at the 2000 census.
Stronach Township is the oldest non-native settlement in Manistee County. In 1840 Joseph Stronach cleared a site to establish a sawmill in the township. In 1841 Joseph Stronach's brother, David Stronach and his son Adam Stronach arrived by schooner with machinery and approximately 15 men to begin construction of the sawmill.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 55.7 square miles (144 km2), of which 55.5 square miles (144 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.45%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 804 people, 347 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 549 housing units at an average density of 9.9 per square mile (3.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.40% White, 2.74% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 347 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% 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 2.82.
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