Editing Rust Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Rust Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency]]

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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611970380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Rust township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
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| postal_code        = 49746 ([[Hillman, Michigan|Hillman]])<br/>49709 ([[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]])<br/>48619 ([[Comins, Michigan|Comins]])
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'''Rust Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 519 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
The township is in southeastern Montmorency County, bordered to the east by [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]], to the south by [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]], and at its southeast corner by [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]]. State highway [[M-32 (Michigan highway)|M-32]] crosses the northern part of the township, leading west to [[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]], the [[county seat]], and northeast to [[Hillman, Michigan|Hillman]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Rust Township has a total area of {{convert|71.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|68.5|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, or 4.72%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The township is in the watershed of the [[Thunder Bay River]], which crosses its northwestern corner. [[Fletcher Pond]] and Turtle Lake are on the township's eastern border.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 549 people, 218 households, and 166 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 432 housing units at an average density of 6.3 per square mile (2.4/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 218 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,870, and the median income for a family was $31,908. Males had a median income of $30,268 versus $20,982 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,129.  About 11.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|rusttownship.com}}

{{Montmorency County, Michigan}}

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