Editing Stronach Township, Michigan

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| official_name            = Stronach Township, Michigan
| settlement_type          = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee]]

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| postal_code              = 49660 ([[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]])<br />49411 ([[Free Soil, Michigan|Free Soil]])
| area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
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'''Stronach Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 834 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Stronach Township is the oldest non-native settlement in Manistee County.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} In 1840 Joseph Stronach cleared a site to establish a sawmill in the township. In 1841 Joseph Stronach's brother David Stronach and his son Adam Stronach arrived by [[schooner]] with machinery and approximately 15 men to begin construction of the sawmill.

== Communities ==
* [[Stronach, Michigan|Stronach]] is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census designated place]] on the western boundary of the township along the southeast end of Lake Manistee at {{coord|44|12|48|N|86|16|31|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Stronach}}<ref>{{gnis|1621796|Stronach, Michigan}}</ref> The settlement was first called "Paggeotville" and was renamed when John and [[Adam Stronach]] built a sawmill in 1841.<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> A post office opened August 9, 1866 and was discontinued on December 21, 1893.<ref>{{gnis|2499320|Stronach Post Office (historical)}}</ref> Other sources indicate the post office operated until March 31, 1954<ref name="Romig" /> or until December 21, 1983.<ref>[http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt006.cfm Postmaster Finder], Post Offices by County, United States Post Office</ref> The area is now served by the [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]] post office with ZIP code 49660.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US49660&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 49660] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042928/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US49660&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Post Office</ref>

==Geography==
Stronach is in southern Manistee County and is bordered to the northwest by the city of [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]], the [[county seat]]. The southern border of the township is the [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] line. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|55.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|55.1|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|1}}, or 0.96%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Little Manistee River]] crosses the township from southeast to northwest, reaching [[Manistee Lake]] at the community of Stronach.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 804 people, 347 households, and 235 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 549 housing units at an average density of 9.9 per square mile (3.8/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 95.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 347 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,181, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $21,369 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,683.  About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Wildlife ==
Stronach is located within the [[Huron–Manistee National Forests]] and has thousands of acres of unspoiled habitat for wildlife. In addition to world class [[fly fishing]],{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} the following may be found within the township: [[white-tailed deer]], [[mink]], [[American black bear|black bear]], [[bald eagle]], [[coyote]], and the invasive [[savannah monitor]] lizard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=647700 |title=29 & 8 News Report |access-date=2011-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005194546/http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=647700 |archive-date=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
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==External links==
*{{Official|stronachtownship.net}}

{{Manistee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Manistee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Michigan]]