Thomas Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within Saginaw County, Michigan |
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Coordinates: 43°25′40″N 84°6′17″W / 43.42778°N 84.10472°WCoordinates: 43°25′40″N 84°6′17″W / 43.42778°N 84.10472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Saginaw |
Area | |
• Total | 31.9 sq mi (82.7 km2) |
• Land | 31.5 sq mi (81.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 11,985 |
• Density | 376.9/sq mi (145.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-79520 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627160 |
Thomas Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,877 at the 2000 Census. The 2010 Census places the population at 11,985.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.9 square miles (83 km2), of which 31.5 square miles (82 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.32%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,877 people, 4,545 households, and 3,481 families residing in the township. The population density was 376.9 per square mile (145.5/km²). There were 4,700 housing units at an average density of 149.1 per square mile (57.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White, 0.62% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.
There were 4,545 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.3% 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 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.