Dickson Township, Michigan

Dickson Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-101-22320[3]
GNIS feature ID	1626185[4]

Dickson Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 980 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Most of the township lies within the

along the south-central boundary.

Communities

• ZIP code 49619. The Pere Marquette Railway established a station here in 1901.^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.5 square miles (185 km²), of which 69.5 square miles (180 km²) are land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), or 2.81%, are water.^[1]

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 364 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% 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 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,309, and the median income for a family was $34,545. Males had a median income of $27,656 versus $20,781 for females. The

, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

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