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| Wisner Township, Michigan | |
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 Wisner Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°35′59″N 83°38′1″W / 43.59972°N 83.63361°WCoordinates: 43°35′59″N 83°38′1″W / 43.59972°N 83.63361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Tuscola |
| Organized | 1861 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Land | 19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 749 |
| • Density | 38.7/sq mi (14.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48701 (Akron) 48733 (Fairgrove) |
| FIPS code | 26-88080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627284 |
Wisner Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 749 at the 2000 census.
The first land entries in this area were made by Joshua Terry in 1853, by Green Bird in 1854, and by Isaiah Jester in 1855. The township was first organized in 1861 and named after Moses Wisner, Governor of Michigan from 1859–1861.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66 km2), of which 19.4 square miles (50 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) (24.52%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 749 people, 309 households, and 231 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.7 per square mile (14.9/km²). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 0.13% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.80.
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