Sweetwater Township, Michigan Sweetwater Township, Michigan Sweetwater Township, Michigan is positioned in Michigan Sweetwater Township, Michigan - Sweetwater Township, Michigan Sweetwater Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S.

Branch is an unincorporated improve on US 10 on the boundary between Mason County and Lake County at 43 56 45 N 86 02 21 W. The improve shares its name with Branch Township in Mason County, but is also inside Sweetwater Township in Lake County.

Barnett became the first postmaster of Branch, in Mason County, on February 1, 1876, titled for the township, which in turn is titled for the north branch of the Pere Marquette River.

On October 1, 1962, the postal service was transferred to Lake County. The Branch ZIP code 49402 serves most of Sweetwater township, as well as in Lake County, the parts of Sauble Township and Lake Township and a small region of Webber Township.

In Mason County, the ZIP code serves the easterly parts of Branch Township and Sheridan Township, most of Logan Township, and small areas of Meade Township, Eden Township, and Custer Township and a small region of Colfax Township in Oceana County. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the township has a total region of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.20%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 238 citizens , 116 homeholds, and 74 families residing in the township.

The ethnic makeup of the township was 94.54% White, 2.52% African American, 0.42% Native American, and 2.52% from two or more competitions.

In the township the populace was spread out with 16.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the township was $24,107, and the median income for a family was $26,667.

The per capita income for the township was $12,037.

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Township, Michigan Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Michigan, United States

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