Editing Gustin Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Gustin Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Gustin Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Gustin Township, MI location2.png
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] (red) and an administered portion of the village of [[Lincoln, Michigan|Lincoln]] (pink)
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| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{Flagicon image||size=23px}} [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona]]
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Muriel Goddard
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Renee LaVergne
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.84
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.69
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 773
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 220
| elevation_ft       = 722
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|38|33|N|83|26|56|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48705 ([[Barton City, Michigan|Barton City]])<br>48740 ([[Harrisville, Michigan|Harrisville]])<br>48742 ([[Lincoln, Michigan|Lincoln]])<br>48745 ([[Mikado Township, Michigan|Mikado]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-35740<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        = 1626416<ref>{{gnis|1626416}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://gustintwp.com/|Official website}}
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'''Gustin Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 773 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Gustin township, Alcona County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Gustin_township,_Alcona_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600135740 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Gustin''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the eastern portion of the township at {{coord|44|37|38|N|83|24|52|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617600|Gustin, Michigan}}</ref>  Gustin was named after the township and began as a station along the [[Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad|Detroit and Mackinac Railway]] in 1886.  A post office operated from June 6, 1891 until October 15, 1910.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=245}} 
*'''[[Lincoln, Michigan|Lincoln]]''' is a village located in the northeast corner of the township, and portions of the village extend north into [[Hawes Township, Michigan|Hawes Township]].
*'''Killmaster''' is an unincorporated community in the center of the township at {{coord|44|37|54|N|83|27|05|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|629664|Killmaster, Michigan}}</ref>  Originally part of [[Harrisville Township, Michigan|Harrisville Township]], it was named for lumberman John Killmaster, who served as the first postmaster of the Killmaster post office that operated from December 15, 1885 until February 28, 1911.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=304}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.84|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|35.69|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.42%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600135740| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143412/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600135740| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gustin township, Alcona County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 4, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|72}} runs east–west through the center of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-41}} is a county-designated highway that runs north–south along the eastern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 696
| 1970 = 613
| 1980 = 796
| 1990 = 823
| 2000 = 832
| 2010 = 795
| 2020 = 773
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau.<br>Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 832 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|23.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 483 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 358 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,350, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,848. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Gustin Township is served by two public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Alcona Community Schools]], while a very small southern portion of the township is served by [[Oscoda Area Schools]] to the south in [[Iosco County, Michigan|Iosco County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821041310/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Alcona County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=245, 304}}

==External links==
*[http://gustintwp.com/ Gustin Township official website]

{{Alcona County, Michigan}}

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