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Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Iosco

FIPS code
  
26-64640

Population
  
4,292 (2000)

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:24 AM

State
  
Michigan

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
259 m

Area code
  
989

Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan wwwinfomicomtownshipplainfieldspring2jpg

ZIP code
  
48739 (Hale) 48743 (Long Lake) 48761 (South Branch)

Weather
  
0°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity

Area
  
278.7 km² (268.8 km² Land / 9.842 km² Water)

Plainfield Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,292 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Map of Plainfield Township, MI, USA

Communities

  • Esmond was the name of a post office in this township from 1886 until 1889.
  • Hale is a small community within the township at M-65 and Esmond Road. The Iosco County Fairgrounds are located in Hale.
  • Long Lake is a small community within the township on the west end of Long Lake, northwest of Hale at 44°25′11″N 83°52′19″W. A post office named Long Lake with the ZIP code 48743 serves an area of the township northwest of the lake.
  • Geography

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 107.6 square miles (278.7 km²), of which 103.8 square miles (268.8 km²) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²) (3.56%) is water.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 4,292 people, 1,897 households, and 1,291 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.4 per square mile (16.0/km²). There were 4,139 housing units at an average density of 39.9 per square mile (15.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% White, 0.09% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

    There were 1,897 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.71.

    In the township the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

    The median income for a household in the township was $29,220, and the median income for a family was $32,412. Males had a median income of $31,774 versus $23,446 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,720. About 11.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

    Administration

  • Supervisor: Fred Lewis
  • Clerk: Sue Reilly
  • Treasurer: Roma J. Bassi
  • Trustee: Dianne M. Allen
  • Trustee: Michael Reilly
  • Current as of December, 2016

    References

    Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan Wikipedia