Editing Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Bangor Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Charter Township of Bangor
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Bangor Township, Bay City, Michigan.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Township Hall and Administrative Offices
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| pushpin_map        = Michigan
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Bangor Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Bangor Charter Township (Bay), MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay 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  = [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Glenn Rowley
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Dawn Bublitz
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1859

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 56.7
| area_land_km2      = 36.0
| area_water_km2     = 20.8
| area_total_sq_mi   = 21.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.9
| area_water_sq_mi   = 8.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 14045
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 178
| elevation_ft       = 584
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|38|08|N|83|54|20|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48706 ([[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-05120<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625878<ref>{{cite gnis|1625878|Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://bangortownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
<span class="plainlinks"></span>'''Bangor Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] in [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The township's population was 14,045<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bangor charter township, Bay County, Michigan; Bay County, Michigan |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bangorchartertownshipbaycountymichigan,baycountymichigan/PST045223 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]] and is included in the [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Communities==
The township contains five [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Aplin Beach''', also known as '''Wenona Beach''', is located at Patterson and Zimmer Roads near the [[Saginaw Bay]] shoreline. (Elevation:	584&nbsp;ft./178 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|620163|Aplin Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6508558&p_longi=-83.8708104&fid=620163 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''Donahue Beach''', also known as '''Bayside''' and '''Donoghue Beach''', is located at Donahue Beach Road along the Bay shoreline near the mouth of the [[Kawkawlin River]]. (Elevation: 584&nbsp;ft./178 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|624779|Donahue Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6566892&p_longi=-83.8796998&fid=624779 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*'''Killarney Beach''' is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 577&nbsp;ft. /176 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|629661|Killarney Beach, Michigan}}. & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6922446&p_longi=-83.9224802&fid=629661 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*'''Lagoon Beach''', also known as '''Lagoona Beach''', is located along the Bay shoreline North of the mouth of the [[Kawkawlin River]]. (Elevation: 584&nbsp;ft./178 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|629949|Lagoon Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6611336&p_longi=-83.8899781&fid=629949 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*'''Little Killarney Beach''' is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 584&nbsp;ft./178 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|630653|Little Killarney Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6841892&p_longi=-83.9177576&fid=630653 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*'''Tobico Beach''' is located along the Bay shoreline on Euclid Avenue between Tobico Lagoon and Tobico Marshes. (Elevation: 584&nbsp;ft./178 m.)<ref>{{cite gnis|1614898|Tobico Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6764114&p_longi=-83.9122015&fid=1614898 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>

==History==
Joseph Trombley in 1834 purchased Bangor township's section 16 from the government which was the beginning of the [[West Bay City, Michigan|Bangor settlement]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140323015845/http://www.bay-journal.com/bay/1he/writings/bangor-vil-1903-0911.html History of the Village of Bangor as it Appeared in the First Directory]}}. Looking Backward. September 11, 1903. Bay City Tribune.</ref> Bangor was platted in 1851 and was renamed Banks in 1864. In 1871, Banks became an incorporated village while Wenona was platted.<ref>[http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/BayStations/BayCity/BayCityMenu.htm Station:  Bay City Menu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412031701/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/BayStations/BayCity/BayCityMenu.htm |date=2013-04-12 }}. Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved July 25, 2013.</ref>  In 1873, the Township consisted of about 10 sections. The community of Bangor in 1873 was served by the Banks Post Office<ref name=bmap>[[:File:Bay_County.jpg]]</ref> which opened on May 18, 1864. The Banks Post Office was closed on May 1, 1866.  On Nov 17, 1870, the Banks Post Office was reopened.<ref name=bpo>{{gnis|2548194|Banks Post Office (historical)}}<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> By 1873, Wenona was served by a post office with the same name.<ref name=bmap/> The [[West Bay City, Michigan|City of West Bay City]], also known as West Bank City, was formed in 1877 by the state legislature consolidating the communities of Banks, Salzburg, and Wenona.<ref name=wbc>{{gnis|2547458|West Bay City, Michigan}}</ref>{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}}
 '''Bay Side''' was a coal mining village in Bangor Township established in 1899.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=48}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|21.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|13.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|8.0|sqmi|km2}} (36.58%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 16028
|2000= 15547
|2010= 14641
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 15,547 people, 6,285 households, and 4,386 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|1,119.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 6,563 housing units at an average density of {{convert|472.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.66% of the population.

There were 6,285 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,358, and the median income for a family was $52,574. Males had a median income of $40,876 versus $24,776 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,723.  About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Bangor Township Schools]] operates area public schools, including [[John Glenn High School (Bangor Township, Michigan)|John Glenn High School]].

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year=1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.bangortownship.org/ Charter Township of Bangor]

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