Spalding Township, Michigan

The township is in northern Menominee County, extending 24 miles (39 km) from north to south. It is bordered to the north by Marquette County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 163.0 square miles (422 km²), of which 162.6 square miles (421 km²) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), or 0.24%, are water.[1] Most of the township is drained by the Cedar River, which flows south and east toward Green Bay on Lake Michigan. The river passes between the communities of Powers and Spalding in the southern part of the township. The northern part of the township is drained by the West Branch of the Ford River, a southeast-flowing tributary of Lake Michigan.

• The village of Powers is in the southwest part of the township, at the junction of U.S. Routes 2 and 41.
• The unincorporated community of Spalding is in the southeast part of the township, bordered to the west by Powers. U.S. Route 2 and 41 run concurrently through the community, leading east to Escanaba.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 625 households, and 426 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 899 housing units at an average density of 5.5 per square mile (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.52% White, 0.57% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 625 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,625, and the median income for a family was $37,381. Males had a median income of $30,766 versus $22,153 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,423. About 9.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

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