Editing Custer Township, Mason County, Michigan

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|official_name            = Custer Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason]]

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|leader_name              = Mark Anderson
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|leader_name1             = Ann Larr
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|population_total         = 1321
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|population_density_sq_mi = 37.8

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|postal_code              = 49405 ([[Custer, Michigan|Custer]])<br>49454 ([[Scottville, Michigan|Scottville]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
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|website                  = {{URL|custertownship.com}}
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'''Custer Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,321 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village of [[Custer, Michigan|Custer]] is located within the township.

The township was named for [[George Armstrong Custer]], a United States Army officer.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z8NRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666%2C2546788 | title=Focus on our history: How county was named | work=Ludington Daily News | date=October 3, 1987 | access-date=30 April 2015 | pages=2}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in central Mason County and is bordered to the west partially by the city of [[Scottville, Michigan|Scottville]]. The village of Custer is in the center of the township. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|34.97|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.91|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 0.16%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Pere Marquette River]] flows east to west across the township, passing south of Custer village. [[U.S. Route 10]] crosses the township from east to west as well, passing through the north side of the village.
 
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 489 households, and 370 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|37.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 550 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 489 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63, and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,597, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $23,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,407.  About 9.1% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18, and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|custertownship.com}}

{{Mason County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Mason County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]