Burns Township, Michigan
| Burns Township | |
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 Location of Burns Township in the county
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1835 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Shiawassee County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 83 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 3,500 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 38.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 92.5 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 91.9 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 259 m |
| FIPS : | 26-11880 |
| GNIS ID : | 1625137 |
Burns Township is one of the 16 townships in Shiawassee County in the US state of Michigan . At the time of the United States Census 2000 there were 3,500 people living here.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 92.5 km², of which 91.9 km² is land and 0.6 km² (= 0.62%) is water.
Localities
Within the township are the localities:
- the Village of Byron 42 ° 49 ′ N , 83 ° 57 ′ W
- Union Plains is a unincorporated community on Grand River Road and Reed Road. 42 ° 50 ′ N , 84 ° 1 ′ W.
history
Whitmore Knaggs set up a trading post in 1820 to trade goods and furs with the Ojibwe who lived here . The township was organized in 1835.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Burns Township had 3500 residents. The population density was 38.1 people per km ². There were 1230 housing units at an average of 13.4 per km ². The population Burns townships consisted of 97.91% of White , 0.03% Black or African American , 0.43% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.06% said other races to belong and 1.40% named two or more races. 1.51% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Burns Townships were distributed to 1,191 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18. 70.2% of households were married, 7.6% had a female head of household without a husband, and 16.6% were not families. 13.8% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.2% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.20.
The population was divided into 29.2% minors, 7.3% 18–24 year olds, 30.5% 25–44 year olds, 23.9% 45–64 year olds and 9.2% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 women there were 104.0 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 100.0 men.
The median household income in Burns Township was 49,671 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 52,888 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 43,611, versus $ 43 for women. The per capita income was $ 19,622. 5.5% of the population and 3.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 8.5% of minors and 0.9% of those aged 65 and over.
supporting documents
- ↑ Village and City Histories of Shiawassee County, Michigan ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 2004) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SHIAWASSEE County Map. (PDF; 2.1 MB) J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Genographic Information. September 2007.
- ↑ Union Plains, Michigan in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- ^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names , p. 88
