Caledonia Township, Alcona County, Michigan

• Hubbard Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that surrounds Hubbard Lake at {{coord|44|45|35|N|83|33|32|W}}.{{GNIS|1852243|Hubbard Lake, Alcona County, Michigan}} It should not be confused with another nearby community named Hubbard Lake just to the north in Alpena County.{{GNIS|628742|Hubbard Lake, Alpena County, Michigan}} The CDP also extends into Alcona Township and Hawes Township.
• Spruce is an unincorporated community located in the eastern portion of the township at {{coord|44|50|39|N|83|27|57|W}}.{{GNIS|1621743|Spruce, Michigan}} The community began with the construction of a sawmill by Don Hecox, who also became the first postmaster when the rural post office opened on May 5, 1898.{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=533}} The Spruce post office remains open and uses the 48762 ZIP Code, which serves the eastern portion of Caledonia Township and smaller portions of several neighboring township.{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Spruce,+MI+48762/@44.8146768,-83.7260321,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d335333296e08a9:0x689ccd0ecd7ca5c1!8m2!3d44.7957837!4d-83.4856913 |title = 48762 ZIP Code map |access-date = June 24, 2022 }}{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48762/|title=ZIP Code 48762: Spruce|date=2022|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|72.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|67.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.08%) is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600112460| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142801/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600112460| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Caledonia township, Alcona County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 3, 2013}}

The northern section of Hubbard Lake is within Caledonia Township.

• {{jct|state=MI|US|23}} runs briefly through the northeast corner of the township.
• {{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-41}} is a county-designated highway that has its northern terminus as U.S. Route 23 within the township.

{{US Census population

| 1960 = 654

| 1970 = 763

| 1980 = 1065

| 1990 = 987

| 2000 = 1203

| 2010 = 1161

| 2020 = 1032

| footnote = Source: Census Bureau.
Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,203 people, 535 households, and 379 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|17.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,074 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.00% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 535 households, out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $29,539 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,051. About 9.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Caledonia Township is served entirely by Alcona Community Schools.{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821041310/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_ALCONA%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Alcona County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

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Category:Townships in Alcona County, Michigan

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Category:Populated places established in 1868

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