Английская Википедия:Blair Township, Michigan

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Файл:Wuerfel Park(home of the Traverse City Beach Bums minor league baseball team).jpg

Wuerfel Park (now Turtle Creek Stadium) in Northern Blair Township

Blair Township (Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell) is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 8,994, making it the most populous civil township in Grand Traverse County.

Blair Township lies about Шаблон:Convert south of Traverse City. Because of this proximity, much of the northern half of Blair Township is suburban, especially in the township-administered communities of Chums Corner and Grawn.

Blair Township is the location of Turtle Creek Stadium, the home stadium for the Traverse City Pit Spitters, a collegiate summer baseball team.

History

The territory of Blair Township has historically been part of territory under the Council of Three Fires (Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi).

In 1853, Traverse Township was organized, and comprised all of Grand Traverse County excluding the Old Mission Peninsula. In April 1867, Blair Township was organized from the section of Traverse Township at 26 north, range 11 west. The township was named for Austin Blair, who served as Governor of Michigan during the American Civil War.

Geography

Шаблон:Unreferenced section According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.95%) is water.

The township's largest lake is Silver Lake, which it shares with Garfield Township. The Boardman River briefly flows through the northeast of the township.

Adjacent townships

• Garfield Township (north)
• East Bay Township (northeast)
• Paradise Township (southeast)
• Mayfield Township (south)
• Grant Township (southwest)
• Green Lake Township (west)
• Long Lake Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Шаблон:Jct runs north–south and east–west through the northwest of the township. The highway continues west toward Interlochen and Benzie County, and runs north to Traverse City.
• Шаблон:Jct runs north–south through the township. To the south, M-37 continues toward Buckley and Mesick, and to the north with US 31 to Traverse City.

Communities

• Beitner is a ghost town located at Шаблон:Coord. Beitner, founded in 1878, was the location of a lumber mill west of the Boardman River, and was given a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway the same year. A post office opened at Beitner in 1880, however it was transferred to nearby Keystone in 1883. The Beitner office was re-established in 1893, only to be closed again in 1895.
• Chums Corner is a census-designated place where US 31 meets M-37.
• Grawn is a census-designated place where US 31 meets Silver Lake Road.
• Hilltop is an unincorporated community at Шаблон:Coord.
• Keystone is a ghost town at Шаблон:Coord. Keystone was established in 1874 as a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway, east of the Boardman River. Keystone was given a post office in 1883, upon the relocation of the post office from Beitner. The office lasted until 1894, until another post office, from Slights, relocated in 1901, lasting until 1908.
• Monroe Center is an unincorporated community located on the border with Green Lake Township at Шаблон:Coord. Monroe Center was established by William and Pauline Monroe, who purchased Шаблон:Convert in the area in 1859, making it Blair Township's oldest settlement. A post office at Monroe Center lasted from 1866 until 1910.
• Slights (occasionally spelled Sleights, as is spelled on a nearby road) is a ghost town located at Шаблон:Coord. Slights was founded as a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway south of Traverse City, near the Boardman River. A post office was open at Slights from 1893 until 1895, and briefly again in 1898.
• The downtown district of Traverse City lies about Шаблон:Convert north of Blair Township.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,448 people, 2,295 households, and 1,684 families residing in the township. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 2,482 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 94.70% White, 0.25% African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 2,295 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,125, and the median income for a family was $42,740. Males had a median income of $30,020 versus $19,885 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,745. About 7.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

• Chasten Buttigieg, former first gentleman of South Bend, Indiana, and husband of United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, was raised in Chums Corner.

External links

• Blair Township