Curtis Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 44°33′24″N 83°45′40″W / 44.55667°N 83.76111°W / 44.55667; -83.76111
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Curtis Township, Michigan
Location within Alcona County
Location within Alcona County
Curtis Township is located in Michigan
Curtis Township
Curtis Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Curtis Township is located in the United States
Curtis Township
Curtis Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°33′24″N 83°45′40″W / 44.55667°N 83.76111°W / 44.55667; -83.76111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Alcona
Organized1881
Government
 • SupervisorGary Griffith
 • ClerkTeresa Perkins
Area
 • Total70.72 sq mi (183.2 km2)
 • Land68.39 sq mi (177.1 km2)
 • Water2.33 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,087
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48737 (Glennie)
48761 (South Branch)
Area code989
FIPS code26-19320[1]
GNIS feature ID1626150[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Curtis Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census.[3]

Communities[edit]

History[edit]

Curtis Township was organized in 1881 and named for its first settler E. D. Curtis.[8]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.72 square miles (183.16 km2), of which 26.41 square miles (68.39 km2) is land and 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2) (3.29%) is water.[15]

Major highways[edit]

  • M-65 runs south–north through the center of the township.
  • F-30 is a county-designated highway that has is western terminus at M-65 in Glennie.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960664
19707188.1%
19801,08250.7%
19901,1284.3%
20001,37822.2%
20101,236−10.3%
20201,087−12.1%
Source: Census Bureau.
Census 1960- 2000, 2010.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 608 households, and 432 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.2 inhabitants per square mile (7.8/km2). There were 1,605 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.62% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 608 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,048, and the median income for a family was $30,817. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $22,778 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,457. About 11.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education[edit]

Curtis Township is served by Alcona Community Schools and Oscoda Area Schools[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curtis Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Curtis township, Alcona County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Romig 1986, p. 41.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant, Michigan
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheviers, Michigan
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curtisville, Michigan
  8. ^ a b c Romig 1986, p. 144.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glennie, Michigan
  10. ^ Google (June 24, 2022). "48737 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2022). "ZIP Code 48737: Glennie". Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kurtz, Michigan
  13. ^ Romig 1986, p. 310.
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wallace, Michigan
  15. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Curtis township, Alcona County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  16. ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Alcona County School Districts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

Sources[edit]

  • 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 (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 41, 144, 310. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.

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