View source for New Haven Township, Gratiot County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan]].}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot]]
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'''New Haven Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,064 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_Haven_township,_Gratiot_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2605757360 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
==Communities==
*'''Gardenville''' was the name of a post office in the western part of the township from 1895 until 1902.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 217</ref>
*'''New Haven Center''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township at {{Coord|43|14|56|N|84|46|38|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617740|New Haven Center, Michigan}}</ref>  A post office operated there from September 1863 until December 1904.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
*'''Sethton''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|43|13|11|N|84|46|39|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617846|Sethon, Michigan}}</ref> It was at first a trading point in the township, named for Seth Gardner. A post office operated from June 1882 to October 1885 and again from August 1887 to December 1904.<ref name="Romig"/>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 35.5 square miles (92.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.22%) is water.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,016 people, 351 households, and 269 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|28.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 377 housing units at an average density of 10.6 per square mile (4.1/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 351 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,048, and the median income for a family was $44,306. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $22,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,085.  About 9.3% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
==References==
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{{Gratiot County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Gratiot County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]