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{{distinguish|Carlton Township, Michigan}}

'''Carrollton Township''' is a township located in [[Saginaw County, Michigan]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the township had a total population of 6,602.

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Carrollton Township, Michigan

| settlement_type = [[Civil township]]

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| pushpin_label = Carrollton Township

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan

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| image_map = Carrollton Township, MI ___location.png

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| map_caption = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]

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== Geography ==

| subdivision_name = United States

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 8.9 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (3.4 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 8.3 km&sup2; (3.2 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.5 km&sup2; (0.2 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 6.14% water.

| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]

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== Demographics ==

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As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 6,602 people, 2,559 households, and 1,793 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] is 794.1/km&sup2; (2,056.2/mi&sup2;). There are 2,647 housing units at an average density of 318.4/km&sup2; (824.4/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the township is 82.58% White, 9.16% [[African American]], 0.50% [[Native American]], 0.68% [[Asia|Asian]], 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.89% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. 10.77% of the population are [[Hispanic]] or [[Latino]] of any race.

| leader_title = Supervisor

| leader_name = Phillip Abney

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1866

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There are 2,559 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% are married couples living together, 15.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% are non-families. 25.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.10.

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| area_total_km2 = 9.10

| area_land_km2 = 8.64

| area_water_km2 = 0.46

| area_total_sq_mi = 3.51

| area_land_sq_mi = 3.34

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.18

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In the township the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.2 males.

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| population_total = 5750

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The median income for a household in the township is $38,405, and the median income for a family is $43,935. Males have a median income of $36,308 versus $21,172 for females. The per capita income for the township is $16,377. 8.9% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.7% are under the age of 18 and 7.1% are 65 or older.

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| elevation_m = 179

| elevation_ft = 587

| coordinates = {{coord|43|27|34|N|83|56|22|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]

| postal_code = 48604 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48724 (Carrollton)

| area_code = [[Area code 989|989]]

| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]

| blank_info = 26-13540<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

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| blank1_info = 1626035<ref>{{gnis|1626035}}</ref>

| website = {{URL|http://www.carrolltontwp.com/|Official website}}

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'''Carrollton Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑr|əl|t|ən}} {{respell|KAR|əl-tən}}) is a [[civil township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 5,750 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Carrollton_township,_Saginaw_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2614513540 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Established in 1866, Carrollton contains a full-time police department, fire department, parks and recreation services, as well as its own public school system, [[Carrollton Public Schools]]. Along with being located on the Saginaw River, Carrollton offers close access to shopping malls, medical facilities, [[Saginaw Valley State University]], and [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|I-75]].

At only {{convert|3.34|sqmi|km2}} of land area, Carrollton Township is the [[List of municipalities in Michigan|fourth-smallest township]] in the state of Michigan, after [[Novi Township, Michigan|Novi Township]], [[Royal Oak Charter Township, Michigan|Royal Oak Charter Township]], and [[Pointe Aux Barques Township, Michigan|Pointe Aux Barques Township]].

==Communities==

*'''Carrollton''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] centered on the [[Saginaw River]].<ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.] J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007.</ref><ref>{{gnis|622791|Carrollton, Michigan}}</ref> It has a post office with a [[ZIP Code]] of 48724 that provides P.O. Box service to an area along the [[Saginaw River]] that is partly in Carrollton Township and partly in the city of [[Zilwaukee, Michigan|Zilwaukee]].<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903025217/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |date=September 3, 2007 }}, U.S. Postal Service</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48724&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48724 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

* A Saginaw post office, with ZIP Code 48604, also serves the remainder of Carrollton Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48604&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48604 5-Digit ZCTA, 486 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (6.14%) is water.

==Demographics==

The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] has also defined Carrollton Township as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places (like cities and villages) as well on the list of county subdivisions (like other townships). The final statistics for the township and the CDP are identical.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,602 people, 2,559 households, and 1,793 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|2,056.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,647 housing units at an average density of {{convert|824.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 82.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.77% of the population.

There were 2,559 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.2% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,405, and the median income for a family was $43,935. Males had a median income of $36,308 versus $21,172 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,377. About 7.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==

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==External links==

*[http://carrolltontwp.com/ Carrollton Township]

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