Surrey Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 84°53′18″W / 43.85028°N 84.88833°W / 43.85028; -84.88833
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Surrey Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-77580[3]
GNIS feature ID1627142[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Surrey Township (/ʃəˈriː/) is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,635 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.81 square miles (92.75 km2), of which 35.10 square miles (90.91 km2) is land and 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2) (1.98%) is water.[6]

The South Branch of the

Tobacco River flows through the southern portion of the township. The township also contains numerous lakes, including Lake Thirteen
.

Major highways

  • US 10 runs west–east through the center of the township.
  • M-115 runs northwest-southeast diagonally through the township.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 1,444 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,350, and the median income for a family was $32,475. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $21,779 for females. The

poverty line
, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The entire township is served by Farwell Area Schools within the township in the village of Farwell.[7]

References

  1. ^ Michigan Townships Association (2023). "Surrey Township, Clare County, Michigan". Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Surrey Township, Clare County, Michigan". Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Surrey Township, Michigan
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farwell, Michigan
  6. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 19 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Clare County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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