Caledonia Township, Alcona County, Michigan

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{{distinguish|Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan|Caledonia Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan}}
{{redirect|Spruce, Michigan|the former railroad station in Dickinson County|Felch Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Caledonia Township, Michigan
| settlement_type = [[Civil township]]
| nickname =
| motto =

| image_skyline = Caledonia Township Hall - Spruce Michigan.jpg
| imagesize = 275
| image_caption = Township Hall in the community of Spruce
| image_flag =
| image_seal =

| pushpin_map = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_label = Caledonia Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize =
| image_map = Caledonia Township (Alcona), MI location2.png
| mapsize = 250
| map_caption = Location within [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] (red) and administered portions of the [[Hubbard Lake, Alcona County, Michigan|Hubbard Lake]] community (pink)


| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image||size=23px}} [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona]]


| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Supervisor
| leader_name = Julie Grubbs
| leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1 = Kerry Scott
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1868


| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes =
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
| area_total_sq_mi = 72.73
| area_land_sq_mi = 67.58
| area_water_sq_mi = 5.15


| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1032
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi =

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 264
| elevation_ft = 866
| coordinates = {{coord|44|49|39|N|83|36|49|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code = 48728 ([[Mitchell Township, Michigan|Curran]]) 48742 ([[Lincoln, Michigan|Lincoln]]) 48762 (Spruce) 49747 ([[Ossineke Township, Michigan|Hubbard Lake]]) 49753 ([[Long Rapids Township, Michigan|Lachine]])
| area_code = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 26-12460<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1626019<ref>{{gnis|1626019}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://caledoniatwp.net/|Official website}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Caledonia Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,032 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Caledonia township, Alcona County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Caledonia_township,_Alcona_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600112460 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[Hubbard Lake, Alcona County, Michigan|Hubbard Lake]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] that surrounds [[Hubbard Lake]] at {{coord|44|45|35|N|83|33|32|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1852243|Hubbard Lake, Alcona County, Michigan}}</ref> It should not be confused with another nearby community named [[Ossineke Township, Michigan|Hubbard Lake]] just to the north in Alpena County.<ref>{{GNIS|628742|Hubbard Lake, Alpena County, Michigan}}</ref> The CDP also extends into [[Alcona Township, Michigan|Alcona Township]] and [[Hawes Township, Michigan|Hawes Township]].
*'''Spruce''' is an unincorporated community located in the eastern portion of the township at {{coord|44|50|39|N|83|27|57|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1621743|Spruce, Michigan}}</ref> The community began with the construction of a sawmill by Don Hecox, who also became the first postmaster when the rural post office opened on May 5, 1898.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=533}}</ref> The Spruce post office remains open and uses the 48762 ZIP Code, which serves the eastern portion of Caledonia Township and smaller portions of several neighboring township.<ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Spruce,+MI+48762/@44.8146768,-83.7260321,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d335333296e08a9:0x689ccd0ecd7ca5c1!8m2!3d44.7957837!4d-83.4856913 |title = 48762 ZIP Code map |access-date = June 24, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48762/|title=ZIP Code 48762: Spruce|date=2022|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|72.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|67.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.08%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600112460| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142801/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600112460| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Caledonia township, Alcona County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

The northern section of [[Hubbard Lake]] is within Caledonia Township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}} runs briefly through the northeast corner of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-41}} is a county-designated highway that has its northern terminus as U.S. Route 23 within the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 654
| 1970 = 763
| 1980 = 1065
| 1990 = 987
| 2000 = 1203
| 2010 = 1161
| 2020 = 1032
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,203 people, 535 households, and 379 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|17.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,074 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 535 households, out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $29,539 versus $21,964 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,051. About 9.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Caledonia Township is served entirely by [[Alcona Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821041310/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Alcona County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Caledonia Township, Alcona County, Michigan}}
* [http://caledoniatwp.net/wordpress/ Caledonia Township official website]

{{Alcona County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Alcona County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1868]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in Michigan]]

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