Clyde Township, St. Clair County, Michigan

Clyde Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,523 at the 2020 Census.^[3]

The township is named for the

The Township has a number of unincorporated communities:^[6]

• Abbottsford on the western boundary with Kenockee Township
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• Atkins is in the north central part of the township on Wildcat Road at 43°03′47″N 82°34′37″W / 43.06306°N 82.57694°W / 43.06306; -82.57694 (Elevation: 735 ft./224 m.).^[7] It was first settled by Allen Atkins in 1837 and William Atkins in 1839. It was a station on the Pere Marquette Railway. A post office operated from April 1873 until June 1935.^[5]
• North Street is a location in the eastern part of the township at 43°03′29″N 82°31′38″W / 43.05806°N 82.52722°W / 43.05806; -82.52722 on North Road south of Carrigan Road.
  ZIP code, 48049, serves almost all of Clyde Township as well as a small portion of Port Huron Township south of the Black River.^[10] "Clyde, Michigan" and "Ruby, Michigan" are also acceptable city names for the 48049 ZIP code.^[11]
• Ruby is in the west central part of the township at Brott and Abbottsford Roads 43°02′32″N 82°36′27″W / 43.04222°N 82.60750°W / 43.04222; -82.60750.^[12] A post office operated from September 1854 until January 1907.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

There were 1,931 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,986, and the median income for a family was $60,565. Males had a median income of $43,179 versus $27,026 for females. The

References

External links

• Clyde Township official web site