Orange Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan

Orange Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census.

Orange Township, Michigan
Orange Township Hall
Orange Township Hall
Location within Kalkaska County
Location within Kalkaska County
Orange Township is located in Michigan
Orange Township
Orange Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Orange Township is located in the United States
Orange Township
Orange Township
Orange Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°38′36″N 85°09′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKalkaska
Government
  SupervisorTrevor Ball
  ClerkEric Hendricks
Area
  Total34.81 sq mi (90.2 km2)
  Land34.23 sq mi (88.7 km2)
  Water0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation
1,106 ft (337 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,250
  Density36.0/sq mi (13.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49633 (Fife Lake)
49646 (Kalkaska)
49680 (South Boardman)
Area code231
FIPS code26-60940[1]
GNIS feature ID1626854[2]

Communities

  • Lodi is a former logging town located at 44°38′26″N 85°10′31″W about six miles south of Kalkaska at the junction of M-66 with Boardman Road (West) and Spencer Road SE (East).[3] Lodi contained its own post office from 1879 to 1905.[4]
  • Spencer is a former logging town located near the intersection of Spencer Road and Golden Road.[5] It was a stop on the Pere Marquette Railway. The post office operated from 1898 to 1912. The town had a church, freight house, general store, grocery store, hotel, lumber yard, millinery, two sawmills, schoolhouse, shoe shop and tavern.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.81 square miles (90.16 km2), of which 34.23 square miles (88.66 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2) (1.67%) is water.[7]

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,176 people, 411 households, and 313 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.4 inhabitants per square mile (13.3/km2). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 1.11% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.

There were 411 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,380, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $30,761 versus $19,896 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,448. About 7.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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