Editing Kawkawlin Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Kawkawlin Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Kawkawlin Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]]

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| area_total_km2     = 107.4
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| population_total   = 4419
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| elevation_m        = 183
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| postal_code        = 48611 ([[Auburn, Michigan|Auburn]])<br>48631 ([[Monitor Township, Michigan|Kawkawlin]])<br>48634 ([[Linwood, Michigan|Linwood]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-42360<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
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| website            = {{URL|http://kawkawlintwp.org/|Official website}}
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'''Kawkawlin Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The township's population was 4,419 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Kawkawlin township, Bay County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Kawkawlin_township,_Bay_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601742360 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> It is included in the [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Communities==
The township has four [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]] within its borders:
*'''Brissette Beach''' is located on Brissette Beach Road between the [[Saginaw Bay]] shoreline and [[Tobico Marshes]]. (Elevation: 587&nbsp;ft./179 m.)<ref>{{gnis|622004|Brissette Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.709189&p_longi=-83.9360923&fid=622004 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''[[Linwood, Michigan|Linwood]]''' on the border with [[Fraser Township, Michigan|Fraser Township]].
*'''Linwood Beach''' is at Cottage Grove Road and Linwood Beach Road and the Saginaw Bay shoreline. (Elevation: 584&nbsp;ft. /178 m.)<ref>{{gnis|630525|Linwood Beach, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.7239111&p_longi=-83.943593&fid=630525 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''Three Churches Corner''' is off [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|Interstate 75]] at Fraser and Beaver roads. (Elevation:  607&nbsp;ft./185 m.)<ref>{{gnis|1614810|Three Churches Corner, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6675235&p_longi=-84.0085934&fid=1614810 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>

The community of Kawkawlin is not in Kawkawlin Township, but just south of the [[Kawkawlin River]] and the southern border of the township in [[Monitor Township, Michigan|Monitor Township]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Kawkawlin Township has a total area of {{convert|107.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|83.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|23.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 21.81%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601742360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163342/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601742360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kawkawlin township, Bay County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 26, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 5104
|2010= 4848
|2020= 4419
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="2020 census"/>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,104 people, 1,910 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|156.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,021 housing units at an average density of {{convert|61.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 1,910 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% 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 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,951, and the median income for a family was $49,750. Males had a median income of $40,401 versus $22,941 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,648.  About 3.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kawkawlintwp.org Kawkawlin Township official website]

{{Bay County, Michigan}}

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