Editing Carrollton Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|Carlton Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Carrollton Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Carrollton Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Carrollton Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw 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  = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Phillip Abney
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1866

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 9.10
| area_land_km2      = 8.64
| area_water_km2     = 0.46
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.51
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.34
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.18

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 5750
| 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        = 179
| elevation_ft       = 587
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|27|34|N|83|56|22|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48604 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48724 (Carrollton)
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-13540<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
| blank1_info        = 1626035<ref>{{gnis|1626035}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.carrolltontwp.com/|Official website}}
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}}

'''Carrollton Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑr|əl|t|ən}} {{respell|KAR|əl-tən}}) is a [[civil township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 5,750 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Carrollton_township,_Saginaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614513540 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Established in 1866, Carrollton contains a full-time police department, fire department, parks and recreation services, as well as its own public school system, [[Carrollton Public Schools]]. Along with being located on the Saginaw River, Carrollton offers close access to shopping malls, medical facilities, [[Saginaw Valley State University]], and [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|I-75]].

At only {{convert|3.34|sqmi|km2}} of land area, Carrollton Township is the [[List of municipalities in Michigan|fourth-smallest township]] in the state of Michigan, after [[Novi Township, Michigan|Novi Township]], [[Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan|Royal Oak Charter Township]], and [[Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan|Pointe Aux Barques Township]].

==Communities==
*'''Carrollton''' is an [[unincorporated community]] centered on the [[Saginaw River]].<ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information.  September 2007.</ref><ref>{{gnis|622791|Carrollton, Michigan}}</ref>  It has a post office with a [[ZIP Code]] of 48724 that provides P.O. Box service to an area along the [[Saginaw River]] that is partly in Carrollton Township and partly in the city of [[Zilwaukee, Michigan|Zilwaukee]].<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903025217/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |date=September 3, 2007 }}, U.S. Postal Service</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48724&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48724 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* A Saginaw post office, with ZIP Code 48604, also serves the remainder of Carrollton Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48604&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48604 5-Digit ZCTA, 486 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (6.14%) is water.

==Demographics==
The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] has also defined Carrollton Township as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places (like cities and villages) as well on the list of county subdivisions (like other townships).  The final statistics for the township and the CDP are identical.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,602 people, 2,559 households, and 1,793 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|2,056.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,647 housing units at an average density of {{convert|824.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 82.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.77% of the population.

There were 2,559 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,405, and the median income for a family was $43,935. Males had a median income of $36,308 versus $21,172 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,377.  About 7.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://carrolltontwp.com/ Carrollton Township]

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[[Category:Townships in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
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[[Category:1866 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]