Buena Vista Charter Township, Michigan facts for kids
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Buena Vista Township, Michigan
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Charter township
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| Buena Vista Charter Township | |
Location within Saginaw County (red) and the administered communities of Buena Vista and Robin Glen–Indiantown (pink)
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 Buena Vista Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Saginaw |
| Established | 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 7,664 |
| • Density | 211.71/sq mi (81.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-11560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626000 |
Buena Vista Charter Township is a charter township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,664.
History
This area was known to the Ojibwe as Tik-wak-baw-hawning.
On July 30, 2013, the Saginaw Intermediate School District Board of Trustees officially dissolved Buena Vista School District with its area split up between three other districts: Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (135 students), Saginaw City School District (260) or Frankenmuth School District.
Communities
- Buena Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in the township.
- Crow Island is an unincorporated community in the township on Crow Island Road between M-13 and Hack Road. A post office opened February 6, 1882, and closed March 13, 1883. The office was reestablished May 3, 1883, until closing on March 15, 1895.
- Fifield was a settlement with a railroad station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. It was centered around a sawmill and had a post office from 1898 until 1900.
- Robin Glen-Indiantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in the township containing the unincorporated community of Indiantown.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.63%) is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 10,318 | — | |
| 2010 | 8,676 | −15.9% | |
| 2020 | 7,664 | −11.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 2,407 | 2,180 | 27.74% | 28.44% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 5,206 | 4,440 | 60.00% | 57.93% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 33 | 38 | 0.38% | 0.50% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 25 | 13 | 0.29% | 0.17% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 6 | 28 | 0.07% | 0.37% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 195 | 304 | 2.25% | 3.97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 803 | 661 | 9.26% | 8.62% |
| Total | 8,676 | 7,664 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Buena Vista (Míchigan) para niños
