Country United States County Mackinac FIPS code 26-57640 Population 356 (2000) | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 230 m Local time Sunday 8:37 AM | |
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ZIP code 49820 (Curtis,
49827 (Engadine,
49838 (Gould City) Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 94% Humidity Area 401.2 km² (384.9 km² Land / 16.32 km² Water) | ||
Newton Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 356.
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Map of Gould City, MI 49838, USA
Communities
The township hall is in Gould City, an unincorporated community just south of US 2 at 46°05′43″N 85°41′48″W. It was founded in 1886 by Samuel Stites, a grocer and lumberman, who named it for another lumberman. It was also a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. A post office was established in September 1888. The ZIP code for Gould City, 49838, serves most of the southern portion of the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 154.9 square miles (401.2 km²), of which 148.6 square miles (384.9 km²) is land and 6.3 square miles (16.3 km²) (4.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 356 people, 170 households, and 108 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.4 per square mile (0.9/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 2.5 per square mile (1.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.01% White, 7.02% Native American, and 1.97% from two or more races.
There were 170 households out of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.8% 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 2.09 and the average family size was 2.53.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,477, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,053. About 8.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service via Gould City between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.