Editing Tuscola Township, Michigan

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| postal_code        = 48768 ([[Vassar, Michigan|Vassar]])<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48768&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48768 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><br />48734 ([[Frankenmuth, Michigan|Frankenmuth]])<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48734&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48734 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>
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'''Tuscola Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ʌ|s|.|k|oʊ|l|ə}} {{respell|tuss|KOH|lə}}) is a [[civil township]] of [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,978 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tuscola_township,_Tuscola_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615780940 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The city of [[Vassar, Michigan|Vassar]] is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the [[survey township]] that forms the basis for the present civil township.

==History==
The township was established in 1840 as a township of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] and encompassed all of Tuscola County, which had been created by an Act of the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, from land in [[Sanilac County, Michigan|Sanilac County]] and attached for administrative purposes to Saginaw County.

== Communities ==
* '''Tuscola''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the Township North and South of the [[Cass River (Michigan)|Cass River]] in section 28 at Bray Road {{coord|43|19|35|N|83|39|26|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Tuscola}}.<ref>{{gnis|1615209|Tuscola, Michigan}}</ref><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |author =J. Shively |title=Tuscola County Map |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510090553/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-10 |url-status=live  |format =PDF |date=September 2007 |work=County Map Series |publisher=State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information |access-date=2009-07-07 }}</ref> A post off named "Worth" was established on March 6, 1848, with Ebenezer Davis as the first postmaster. The name changed to Tuscola on January 8, 1875. The community was [[plat]]ted in 1850 and the post office operated until January 5, 1962.<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>  The plat for the Village of Tuscola south of the River was filed in 1861.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tuscola, Village of - South Side of the River |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12462 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>  The Muro Matheson Addition to the Village plat was filed in May 1868.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathennson, Murdo Addition |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12504 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>     The city of Vassar post office with ZIP code 48768 provides P.O. Box service.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], U.S. Postal Service</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|33.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|33.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.27%) is water.
{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Centre = Tuscola Township
 | North = [[Denmark Township, Michigan|Denmark Township]]
 | Northeast = [[Juniata Township, Michigan|Juniata Township]] 
 | East =  [[Vassar, Michigan|Vassar]]<br>[[Vassar Township, Michigan|Vassar Township]]
 | Southeast = [[Millington Township, Michigan|Millington Township]]
 | South =  [[Arbela Township, Michigan|Arbela Township]] 
 | Southwest = [[Birch Run Township, Michigan|Birch Run Township]] 
 | West = [[Frankenmuth Township, Michigan|Frankenmuth Township]]
 | Northwest = [[Blumfield Township, Michigan|Blumfield Township]]
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}}<ref name="tcm"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,152 people, 793 households, and 623 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|65.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 826 housing units at an average density of 25.1 per square mile (9.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 793 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.3% 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 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,130, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $40,568 versus $24,231 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,986.  About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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[[Category:Townships in Tuscola County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]