Editing Frankenmuth Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Frankenmuth Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Frankemuth_Township_and_City_offices.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Frankemuth City & Township Government Center
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Frankenmuth Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Frankenmuth Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]
| 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        = Timothy Braun
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Shirley Wazny
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 84.6
| area_land_km2      = 84.2
| area_water_km2     = 0.4
| area_total_sq_mi   = 32.7
| area_land_sq_mi    = 32.5
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.2

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1895
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 199
| elevation_ft       = 653
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|20|44|N|83|45|14|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48734, 48787 ([[Frankenmuth, Michigan|Frankenmuth]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-30220<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        = 1626304<ref>{{gnis|1626304}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.frankenmuthtwp.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
| name               = 
}}
'''Frankenmuth Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]  in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,895 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref name="census.gov">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Frankenmuth township, Saginaw County, Michigan Profile https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Frankenmuth%20township,%20Saginaw%20County,%20Michigan</ref> The city of [[Frankenmuth, Michigan|Frankenmuth]] is located within the survey township area, but the township and city are administrated autonomously.

==Communities==
* '''Gera''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township on S. Gera Road ([[M-83 (Michigan highway)|M-83]]) at the crossing with [[Huron and Eastern Railway]] south of Bradley Road and north of King Road.<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|626746|Gera, Michigan}}</ref> A post office operated from April 23, 1894, until April 30, 1954.<ref>{{gnis|2558492|Gera Post Office (historical)}}</ref> It was originally named '''Frankenmuth Station'''.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=221}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|32.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.49%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2049
|2010= 1959
|2020= 1895
|align= left
|footnote= <ref name="census.gov">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Frankenmuth township, Saginaw County, Michigan Profile https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Frankenmuth%20township,%20Saginaw%20County,%20Michigan</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,049 people, 728 households, and 607 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|63.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.15% of the population.

There were 728 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,480, and the median income for a family was $66,042. Males had a median income of $43,929 versus $31,027 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,833.  About 2.2% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==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]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}
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[[Category:Townships in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
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