Bark River Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location of Bark River Township in Michigan |
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Coordinates: 45°43′32″N 87°17′49″W / 45.72556°N 87.29694°WCoordinates: 45°43′32″N 87°17′49″W / 45.72556°N 87.29694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Delta |
Area | |
• Total | 45.6 sq mi (118.2 km2) |
• Land | 45.6 sq mi (118.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,578 |
• Density | 34.6/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49807 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-05420 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625883 |
Bark River Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,578, down from 1,650 at the 2000 census. The township takes its name from the Bark River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.6 square miles (118 km2), of which 45.6 square miles (118 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.13%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 612 households, and 479 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.2 per square mile (14.0/km²). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 14.9 per square mile (5.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.09% White, 0.12% African American, 2.67% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 612 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.