Antioch Township, Michigan

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The township is home to Briar Hill, the highest elevation in the Lower Peninsula at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.

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Briar Hill, the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, is located within Antioch Township.

Communities

  • Mesick is a village located almost entirely within Springville Township to the west. The United States Census Bureau lists Mesick as extending into Antioch Township with only Script error: No such module "convert". of the village and no population within the township.[1]
  • Sherman is an unincorporated community on M-37 at the northwest corner of the township.

Geography

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Major highways

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Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 810 people, 306 households, and 227 families residing in the township. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 434 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% White, 1.73% Native American, 0.49% Asian, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 306 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,679, and the median income for a family was $35,375. Males had a median income of $28,000 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,387. About 5.9% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Antioch Township is served entirely by Mesick Consolidated Schools, which is located to the west in the village of Mesick.[3]

References

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