Rolland Township, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rolland Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Isabella County
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Isabella
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Land	35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,406
• Density	39.27/sq mi (15.167/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48829, 49310
Area code(s)	989
FIPS code	26-69300
GNIS feature ID	1626997

Rolland Township is a type of local government area called a civil township. It is located in Isabella County in the state of Michigan, United States. In 2020, about 1,406 people lived here.

Places in Rolland Township

Rolland Township is home to a few smaller communities. These are places where people live but are not officially separate towns or cities.

Blanchard Community

• Blanchard is a community found within Rolland Township.
• It is in the southwest part of Isabella County.
• Blanchard is close to the border with Mecosta County.
• It is also just north of Montcalm County.
• The community is about three miles east of M-66.
• It is also near the south branch of the Pine River.
• Blanchard has its own post office with the ZIP code 49310.
• This post office serves most of Rolland Township.
• It also serves parts of nearby townships like Broomfield and Fremont.
• In Mecosta County, it serves Wheatland, Millbrook, and Hinton Townships.
• In Montcalm County, it serves Home Township.
• Blanchard was once a village in 1879.
• However, a big fire in 1884 destroyed most of its business area.

Edmore's Connection

• The village of Edmore is located south of Rolland Township.
• Edmore is in Montcalm County.
• The Edmore post office has the ZIP code 48829.
• This post office also serves a small part of southern Rolland Township.

Rolland Township's Land and Water

Rolland Township covers a total area of about 35.8 square miles (92.7 square kilometers). Most of this area is land. About 35.7 square miles (92.5 square kilometers) is land. A very small part, about 0.1 square miles (0.2 square kilometers), is water.

Who Lives in Rolland Township?

Let's look at the people who live in Rolland Township based on the 2000 census.

Population and Homes

• In 2000, there were 1,210 people living in the township.
• There were 465 households, which means 465 homes where people lived.
• Out of these, 346 were families.
• The township had about 33.9 people per square mile.
• There were 512 housing units in total.

People's Backgrounds

• Most people in the township were White (about 95.95%).
• A smaller number were African American (0.99%), Native American (0.41%), or Asian (0.41%).
• Some people (0.25%) were from other backgrounds.
• About 1.98% of people identified with two or more backgrounds.
• About 1.40% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

Households and Families

• In 33.8% of homes, there were children under 18 years old.
• Most homes (61.1%) were married couples living together.
• About 7.3% of homes had a female head of household without a husband.
• About 25.4% of homes were not families.
• Around 22.2% of all homes had just one person living there.
• About 8.6% of homes had someone 65 years or older living alone.
• On average, about 2.60 people lived in each home.
• The average family had about 3.00 people.

Age Groups

• The population was spread out by age.
• About 26.4% of people were under 18 years old.
• About 8.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• The largest group, 29.1%, was between 25 and 44 years old.
• About 25.2% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• About 10.7% were 65 years or older.
• The average age in the township was 36 years old.

Income Information

• The average income for a household in the township was $36,643.
• For families, the average income was $40,536.
• Men earned an average of $32,500, while women earned $26,250.
• The average income per person in the township was $18,145.

Famous People from Rolland Township

• Merze Tate was a very smart professor and expert on how the United States deals with other countries.
• She was the first African-American woman to study at the University of Oxford in England.
• She was also the first African-American woman to earn a PhD (a very high degree) in government and international relations from Harvard University.
• Merze Tate was born in the rural area of Blanchard, which is in Rolland Township.