Greenwood is a historical settlement in the southeast part of the township at. From 1870 until 1895, approximately 2000 men were employed seasonally in nearly 50 lumber camps. A post office was established in January 1873. It was a station on the Mackinaw division of the Michigan Central Railroad by 1878. The post office closed inFebruary 1901.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 997 people, 398 households, and 278 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.1 per square mile. There were 570 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 98.19% White, 0.10% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.70% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 398 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couplesliving together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,816, and the median income for a family was $40,688. Males had a median income of $31,417 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,230. About 9.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
