Au Gres Township, Michigan

Au Gres Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Arenac County
Au Gres Township Location within the state of Michigan Au Gres Township Au Gres Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°02′29″N 83°43′16″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Arenac
Government
• Supervisor	Jim Herzog
Area
• Total	38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2)
• Land	33.4 sq mi (86.4 km2)
• Water	5.4 sq mi (14.0 km2)
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	896
• Density	23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48658, 48703, 48749, 48765, 48766
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-04140
GNIS feature ID	1625862

Au Gres Township (/ˈɔːɡreɪ/ AW-gray) is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 896. The city of Au Gres borders the township to the east but both are administered autonomously.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.8 square miles (100.4 km²), of which 33.4 square miles (86.4 km²) is land and 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²), or 13.95%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,007 people, 434 households, and 311 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.7 inhabitants per square mile (11.5/km²). There were 636 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.52% White, 0.10% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 434 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,141, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $34,231 versus $21,136 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,049. About 7.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.