Tuscarora Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 84°38′45″W / 45.41556°N 84.64583°WCoordinates: 45°24′56″N 84°38′45″W / 45.41556°N 84.64583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Cheboygan |
Area | |
• Total | 42.0 sq mi (108.7 km2) |
• Land | 29.4 sq mi (76.2 km2) |
• Water | 12.5 sq mi (32.5 km2) |
Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,038 |
• Density | 103/sq mi (39.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-80880 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627179 |
Website | www |
Tuscarora Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,038 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.0 square miles (108.7 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.2 km2) is land and 12.5 square miles (32.5 km2), or 29.89%, is water.
Burt Lake State Park is located on the south shore of Burt Lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,091 people, 1,357 households, and 925 families residing in the township. The population density was 105.0 per square mile (40.5/km²). There were 2,162 housing units at an average density of 73.4 per square mile (28.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.03% African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 1,357 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.