Fremont Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
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Fremont Township is a civil township
Civil township
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 of Tuscola County
Tuscola County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-15* M-24* M-25* M-46* M-81* M-138-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 58,266 people, 21,454 households, and 15,983 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 23,378 housing units at an average density of 29 per...

 in the 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 3,559 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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.

Communities

  • Mayville
    Mayville, Michigan
    Mayville is a village in Tuscola County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census. The village is within Fremont Township along the boundary with Dayton Township.-Geography:...

     is a village on M-24
    M-24 (Michigan highway)
    M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...

     in the southeast corner of the township.
  • Juniata or Juniata Station was a Port Huron and Northwestern Railway
    Port Huron and Northwestern Railway
    The Port Huron and Northwestern Railway is a defunct railroad which operated in the Thumb area of Michigan during the 1880s. The company was chartered by a group of Port Huron, Michigan businessmen on March 23, 1878, and opened its first line, Port Huron to Croswell, on May 12, 1879...

     station on the western edge of section 30 in the township, on the boundary with Vassar Township
    Vassar Township, Michigan
    Vassar Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,356 at the 2000 census. The city of Vassar is located on the western edge of the township.-Geography:...

     at 43°20′59"N 83°27′44"W. A hotel known as Kelley's Tavern, which opened there in 1864, was the first house open for public lodging. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=4747476.0001.001;q1=Juniata;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=227;view=image;page=root http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=4747476.0001.001;q1=Juniata;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=230;view=image;page=root This is not to be confused with Juniata Township
    Juniata Township, Michigan
    Juniata Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

    , which is a few miles away to the north and west in next range of townships.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,266 households, and 965 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 99.0 per square mile (38.2/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.17% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% from other races
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, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 1,266 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,909, and the median income for a family was $46,285. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $22,554 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $16,355. About 6.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

History

A post office called Northgrove opened at North Grove and Mertz Roads (now M-24) and operated from Feb. 21, 1899 to March 15, 1901.
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