Ford River Township, Michigan

Ford River Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Delta County
Ford River Township Location within the state of Michigan Ford River Township Ford River Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°40′00″N 87°10′43″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Delta
Government
• Supervisor	Steve Nelson
• Clerk	Debbi Brown
• Treasurer	Amanda Wagner
• Trustee	Jayne Church
• Trustee	Randy Scott
Area
• Total	65.3 sq mi (169.0 km2)
• Land	64.8 sq mi (167.9 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,019
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49807, 49812, 49829
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-29380
GNIS feature ID	1626292
Website	Official website

Ford River Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 2,019 at the 2020 census, down from 2,054 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.3 square miles (169 km²), of which 64.8 square miles (168 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.69%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,241 people, 909 households, and 675 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.6 inhabitants per square mile (13.4/km²). There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of 16.9 per square mile (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.52% White, 0.13% African American, 1.52% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 909 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,260, and the median income for a family was $47,837. Males had a median income of $39,625 versus $22,298 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,299. About 3.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.