Backus Township, Michigan
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Communities
- Kirkland is a former community that was named after Denton Township supervisor Frank Kirkland, and a post office with that name existed from September 27, 1907 until September 29, 1934.Template:Sfn Although named after the Denton Township supervisor, the community appears in Backus Township on a 1916 and 1930 map of Roscommon County.[1][2]
- Maple Valley is an unincorporated community located along the township line with Richfield Township at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..Template:Sfn
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (4.40%) is water.[3]
The southern portion of Backus Creek State Game Area is located within Backus Township.[4]
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 350 people, 142 households, and 100 families residing in the township. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 284 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the township was 98.57% White, 0.86% Native American, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 142 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,222, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,836. About 11.9% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Highways
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- Script error: No such module "Jct". forms a brief boundary in the northwest corner.
- Script error: No such module "Jct". runs east–west through the north portion.
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References
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Sources
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