Clark Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 84°20′41″W / 45.99917°N 84.34472°WCoordinates: 45°59′57″N 84°20′41″W / 45.99917°N 84.34472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Mackinac |
Area | |
• Total | 101.5 sq mi (263.0 km2) |
• Land | 79.1 sq mi (204.9 km2) |
• Water | 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2) |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,200 |
• Density | 27.8/sq mi (10.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-16060 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626088 |
Clark Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,200.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 101.6 square miles (263 km2), of which 79.1 square miles (205 km2) is land and 22.5 square miles (58 km2) (22.11%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,200 people, 952 households, and 674 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.8 per square mile (10.7/km²). There were 1,962 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.73% White, 0.05% African American, 9.95% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 952 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.