Editing Kingston Township, Michigan

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| postal_code        = 48729 ([[Deford, Michigan|Deford]]),<br />48741 ([[Kingston, Michigan|Kingston]])
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'''Kingston Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,476 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Kingston_township,_Tuscola_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615743400 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Communities ==
* The village of [[Kingston, Michigan|Kingston]] is located at the southern edge of the township and is partially within the township. The Kingston post office, with ZIP code 48741, also serves the southern portion of Kingston Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48741&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48741 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The community of [[Deford, Michigan|Deford]] is to the north in Novesta Township, and the Deford post office, with ZIP code 48729, also serves the northern portion of Kingston Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48721&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48721 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* '''Wilmot''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|43|27|50|N|83|11|25|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Wilmot}}.<ref>{{gnis|1616550|Wilmot, Michigan}}</ref> Wilmot was a station stop on the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern (PO&N) railroad line. Later, the Detroit, Bay City & Western railroad came through and crossed the PO&N here. A [[plat]] was recorded in 1883 and a post office operated from November 26, 1883, until March 31, 1943.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref><ref>[http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/TuscolaStations/WilmotMI.htm Station:  Wilmot, MI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012103129/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/TuscolaStations/WilmotMI.htm |date=2008-10-12 }}, Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,615 people, 578 households, and 453 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|45.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 645 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.68% 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 1.86% of the population.

There were 578 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% 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 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $35,238 versus $21,600 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,804.  About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Tuscola County, Michigan}}

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