Official Name: | Whitney Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Whitney Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Arenac |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Donald Becker |
Area Total Km2: | 115.6 |
Area Land Km2: | 79.6 |
Area Water Km2: | 36.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 907 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Elevation Ft: | 591 |
Coordinates: | 44.1164°N -83.6061°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48703, 48763, 48765 |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-87080[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627269 |
Whitney Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 115.6km2, of which 79.6km2 is land and 36km2, or 31.12%, is water.[3] The township includes Charity Island, located 5miles offshore in Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,033 people, 437 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The population density was 33sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 894 housing units at an average density of 28.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.94% White, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 437 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,989, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,326. About 9.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.