Curtis Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Curtis Township is a civil township
of Alcona County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 1,378 at the 2000 census
.
Curtis Township was organized in 1881 and named for its first settler, E.D. Curtis. There were several lumber camps in the township area around Curtisville.
of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 608 households, and 432 families residing in the township. The population density
was 20.2 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.
Civil township
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of Alcona County
Alcona County, Michigan
Alcona County is a county of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population is 11,719. Its county seat is Harrisville. Alphabetically it is the first county in Michigan, as its flag states "First of the 83".-History:...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 1,378 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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Curtis Township was organized in 1881 and named for its first settler, E.D. Curtis. There were several lumber camps in the township area around Curtisville.
Communities
- Bamfields (also spelled Bamfield) was a station on the Au Sable and Northwestern Railroad near what was then known as the Bamfield Pond. A post office was established on December 27, 1922, with March C. Freeman as postmaster. The office closed on June 30, 1924, or about the time the Alcona Dam Pond was created. An old toll bridge made of logs, called the Bliss Bridge, crossed the Au Sable River here. It was later replaced by the Bamfield Bridge, which was made from hewed timber. The area where the bridges were located are now under the waters of the Alcona Dam Pond.
- Bryant is a named locality at the junction of Sawmill and Ford roads on the Bryant Creek (a tributary of the South Branch Pine RiverPine River (Michigan)Pine River may refer to any of the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan:# Pine River . The main branch forms with the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Pine River at in Alcona County...
) at 44°31′30"N 83°39′57"W. - Cheviers is a named locality approximately one mile northwest of Glennie at 44°34′05"N 83°44′13"W.
- Curtisville is an unincorporated community at the junction of Curtisville Road and Bamfield Road at 44°33′35"N 83°52′02"W. The name is based on the township, which was named for the first settler, E.D. Curtis. A post office named "Curtis" operated briefly, from June 14 until August 23, 1881, with James Simons as postmaster. The office reopened as "Curtisville" on December 29, 1897, with cattle dealer Joseph Bell as postmaster. The office was discontinued on August 14, 1909, reestablished on June 3, 1910, and closed on February 15, 1955.
- Glennie is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bamfield/Glennie Road and M-65M-65 (Michigan highway)M-65 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway runs between termini on US Highway 23 near Omer and Rogers City in the northeastern Lower Peninsula of the state. M-65 runs inland through several small communities in the region, passing through forests and fields along...
at 44°33′38"N 83°43′33"W. The ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
for Glennie is 48737 and includes the eastern two thirds of Curtis Township, as well as portions of Mitchell Township, Alcona County, Michigan, Millen TownshipMillen Township, MichiganMillen Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 463 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
, and Mikado TownshipMikado Township, MichiganMikado Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,043 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
in Alcona County, as well as a portions of Oscoda TownshipOscoda Township, MichiganOscoda Charter Township is a charter township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,248 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
and Plainfield TownshipPlainfield Township, Iosco County, MichiganPlainfield Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,292 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
in Iosco CountyIosco County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,339 people, 11,727 households, and 7,857 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...
. A depot on the Detroit and Mackinac RailwayDetroit and Mackinac RailwayThe Detroit and Mackinac Railway , informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad operating in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The main line stretched from the southern hub at Bay City, to its northern hub at Cheboygan...
as "Glennie Station" and a post office of the same name was established on October 5, 1889, with Ella Deacon as the postmaster. The name was shortened to "Glennie" on October 2, 1894. A platPlatA plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
for the settlement was not officially recorded until 1940. - Kurtz is a named locality approximately four miles east of Glennie on the boundary with Mikado TownshipMikado Township, MichiganMikado Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,043 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
near the Kurtz Creek (a tributary of the South Branch Pine RiverPine River (Michigan)Pine River may refer to any of the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan:# Pine River . The main branch forms with the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Pine River at in Alcona County...
) at 44°33′40"N 83°38′44"W Kurtz was a logging camp by a railroad siding founded by Hugo Kurtz circa 1900. A post office opened July 31, 1909, with Samuel P. Hertzler as postmaster, and continued until April 30, 1911. - Wallace is a named locality about a mile north of Bryant at the junction of Aldritch and Ford roads on the Wallace Creek (a tributary of the South Branch Pine RiverPine River (Michigan)Pine River may refer to any of the following streams in the U.S. state of Michigan:# Pine River . The main branch forms with the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Pine River at in Alcona County...
) at 44°31′55"N 83°39′56"W. - South Branch is to the south, and the South Branch ZIP code 48761 also serves a portion of western Curtis Township.
Geography
- According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 70.7 square miles (183.1 km²), of which, 68.3 square miles (176.9 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it (3.37%) is water. - It is considered to be part of Northern MichiganNorthern MichiganNorthern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan...
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 608 households, and 432 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 20.2 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
Race (United States Census)
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, 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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.