Editing Arenac Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Arenac Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Arenac Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac]]

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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Tim Hagley
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
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| area_total_km2     = 98.6
| area_land_km2      = 92.7
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 871
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
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| elevation_m        = 187
| elevation_ft       = 614
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|01|37|N|83|51|26|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48658, 49749, 48766
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-03360<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Arenac Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Arenac County, Michigan|Arenac County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 871.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Arenac township, Arenac County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Arenac_township,_Arenac_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601103360 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> The city of [[Omer, Michigan|Omer]] is surrounded by the township but is administered autonomously.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|98.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 6.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601103360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142428/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601103360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Arenac township, Arenac County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 992 people, 389 households, and 275 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|27.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 495 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 389 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $23,194 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,673.  About 9.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Arenac County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Arenac County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States]]