Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan

Eden Township is a civil township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 582 at the 2010 census.

Eden Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Mason County
Eden Township Location within the state of Michigan Eden Township Eden Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°51′40″N 86°13′50″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Mason
Organized	1878
Government
• Supervisor	Roger Nash
• Clerk	Julie Van Dyke
Area
• Total	35.87 sq mi (92.9 km^2)
• Land	35.42 sq mi (91.7 km^2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.2 km^2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	582
• Density	16.4/sq mi (6.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49405 (Custer) 49454 (Scottville)
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-24820[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626217[2]

Organized in 1878, Eden Township was named after the Garden of Eden.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.87 square miles (92.90 km²), of which 35.42 square miles (91.74 km²) is land and 0.45 square miles (1.17 km²) (1.25%) is water.[4]

Communities

• Fern is an unincorporated community in the township. The community was named for the abundant ferns near the original town site.[5] It started around a sawmill. It got a station on the Mason and Oceana Railroad in 1886 and had a post office from 1888 until 1907.[6]
• Ferryville is an unincorporated community in the township. It was first settled in 1875.[7]

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 555 people, 200 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.7 per square mile (6.0/km²). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 9.7 per square mile (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% White, 0.36% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 200 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,985, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,488. About 8.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan
3. "Focus on our history: How county was named". Ludington Daily News. October 3, 1987. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
4. "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. 32 Michigan. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
5. Surrarrer, G. Pearl (Jun 16, 1949). "Place names of county make interesting story". Ludington Daily News. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
6. Romig 1986, p. 194.
7. Romig 1986, p. 195.

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. ISBN 978-0814318386.