Burns Township, Michigan
| Burns Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Location of Burns Township within Shiawassee County, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°49′40″N 83°58′55″W / 42.82778°N 83.98194°WCoordinates: 42°49′40″N 83°58′55″W / 42.82778°N 83.98194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Shiawassee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,500 |
| • Density | 98.6/sq mi (38.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-11880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625137 |
Burns Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,500.
Whitmore Knaggs established a trading post here in 1820 to exchange goods for furs with the local Ojibwe. The township was organized in 1835.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.5 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.62%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,500 people, 1,191 households, and 993 families residing in the township. The population density was 98.6 per square mile (38.1/km²). There were 1,230 housing units at an average density of 34.7 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.91% White, 0.03% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
There were 1,191 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.20.
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