Custer Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°56′53″N 86°13′15″W / 43.94806°N 86.22083°WCoordinates: 43°56′53″N 86°13′15″W / 43.94806°N 86.22083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Mason |
Area | |
• Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
• Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,307 |
• Density | 37.4/sq mi (14.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49405 |
Area code(s) | 231 |
FIPS code | 26-19440 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626152 |
Custer Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,307 at the 2000 census. The village of Custer is located within the township.
Custer Township was named for George Armstrong Custer, a United States Army officer.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.17%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 489 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.4 per square mile (14.5/km²). There were 550 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.10% White, 0.31% African American, 1.45% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.
There were 489 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02.