Montrose Township, Michigan
| Charter Township of Montrose | |
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| Charter township | |
 Charter Township of Montrose
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| Coordinates: 43°10′3″N 83°52′4″W / 43.16750°N 83.86778°WCoordinates: 43°10′3″N 83°52′4″W / 43.16750°N 83.86778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Established | 1847 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Board |
| • Supervisor | Mark Emmendorfer |
| • Clerk | Kelly Yuhos |
| • Treasurer | Donald Sullivan |
| • Trustee | Fred Domine, Gary Keeler, William Persails, John Newcomer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.614 sq mi (89.650 km2) |
| • Land | 34.430 sq mi (89.172 km2) |
| • Water | 0.184 sq mi (0.478 km2) 0.533% |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,224 |
| • Density | 184.03/sq mi (71.05/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48457, 48420 |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-55300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626763 |
| Website | montrosetownship.org |
The Charter Township of Montrose is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,224 at the 2010 census, a slight decrease from 6,336 at the 2000 census. The City of Montrose is surrounded by the township, but is politically and administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (90 km2), of which 34.4 square miles (89 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.52%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,336 people, 2,089 households, and 1,733 families residing in the township. The population density was 184.0 per square mile (71.1/km²). There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 63.9 per square mile (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.74% White, 1.77% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 2,089 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.19.
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