Editing Rolland Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Rolland Township, Michigan
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| pushpin_label      = Rolland Township
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]]

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella]]

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| area_total_km2     = 92.7
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| population_total   = 1406
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| postal_code        = 48829, 49310
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
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'''Rolland Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,406 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Rolland_township,_Isabella_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607369300 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Blanchard''' is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|43|31|11|N|85|04|48|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Blanchard}},<ref>{{gnis|621565|Blanchard, Michigan}}</ref> in the southwest corner of Isabella County on the border with [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] and about two miles north of [[Montcalm County, Michigan|Montcalm County]]. It is situated about three miles east of [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] near the south branch of the [[Pine River (Michigan)|Pine River]]. The Blanchard post office, with [[ZIP code]] 49310, also serves most of Rolland Township, as well as portions of [[Broomfield Township, Michigan|Broomfield Township]] to the north and [[Fremont Township, Isabella County, Michigan|Fremont Township]] to the east; and in Mecosta County: [[Wheatland Township, Mecosta County, Michigan|Wheatland Township]] to the northwest, [[Millbrook Township, Michigan|Millbrook Township]] to the west, and [[Hinton Township, Michigan|Hinton Township]] to the west of Millbrook; and in Montcalm County: [[Home Township, Montcalm County, Michigan|Home Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US49310&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 49310] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200210212344/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US49310&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-10 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>  Blanchard was incorporated as a village in 1879 but most of its business district was destroyed by a fire in 1884.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=66}}
* The village of [[Edmore, Michigan|Edmore]] is to the south in Montcalm County, and the Edmore post office, with ZIP code 48829, also serves a small area of southern Rolland Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48829&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 48829] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042428/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48829&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.20%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 465 households, and 346 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|33.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 512 housing units at an average density of 14.3 per square mile (5.5/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 95.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 465 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,643, and the median income for a family was $40,536. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,145.  About 7.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Merze Tate]], professor, scholar and expert on United States diplomacy; first African-American woman to attend the [[University of Oxford]], first African-American woman to earn a [[PhD]] in government and international relations from [[Harvard University]]; born in rural Blanchard.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocheleau |first1=kelly |title=Rolland Township Library name change honors local innovator |url=https://www.themorningsun.com/2014/07/28/rolland-township-library-name-change-honors-local-innovator/ |work=The Morning Sun |date=28 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rolland Township - Blanchard, MI - About Rolland Township |url=https://www.rollandtownship.org/about-rolland-township |website=rollandtownship.org |language=en}}</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 |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 Isabella County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]