Mount Forest Township, Michigan facts for kids
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Mount Forest Township, Michigan
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Location within Bay County
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 Mount Forest Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Mount Forest Township, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.92 sq mi (93.04 km2) |
| • Land | 35.91 sq mi (93.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,399 |
| • Density | 38.944/sq mi (15.037/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-55920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626772 |
Mount Forest Township is a special kind of local area, like a small district, in Bay County, Michigan. In 2020, about 1,399 people lived here. It is part of the larger Bay City area.
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Exploring Local Communities
Mount Forest Township has two small communities that are not officially separate towns. They are called "unincorporated communities."
- Mount Forest is located between 11 Mile Road and Carter Road. It centers around Main Street and Sand Road. This community is about 692 feet (211 meters) above sea level. It started as a place with a sawmill and a train station in 1888. A post office opened here in 1888, but it closed in 1955.
- Nine Mile is found on Nine Mile Road, between Mount Forest Road and Cody Estey Road, near Wirble Road. This community also had a train station in 1894.
A Look Back at History
The area has a history of small post offices.
- The Glencoe Post Office opened in 1876. It was likely on the northeast corner of Bay Gladwin Line Road and Townline 16 Road. It only stayed open for two years, closing in 1878.
- The Mountforest Post Office opened in the Mount Forest community in 1888.
- Another post office, called Bertie, opened in 1899. A storekeeper named Locius Fogelsanger was its first postmaster.
- The Bertie post office closed in 1903. The Mountforest Post Office closed much later, in 1955.
Understanding the Geography
Mount Forest Township covers about 35.9 square miles (93.0 square kilometers) of land. Only a tiny part, about 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers), is water. The Pinconning River starts its journey in this township.
Who Lives in Mount Forest Township?
In 2000, there were 1,405 people living in the township. These people lived in 523 households, with 403 of them being families. The average household had about 2.69 people, and the average family had about 3.09 people.
The population included people of all ages:
- About 26.1% were under 18 years old.
- About 7.2% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- About 30.7% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 26.5% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 9.5% were 65 years old or older.
The median age in the township was 38 years. This means half the people were younger than 38 and half were older.
