Orr, Michigan

Swan Creek Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,536 at the 2000 census.Communities Garfield is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at Lakefield and Teft Roads. Garfield began as a lumbering settlement in about 1870 with the mills of L. Pennoyer and R. H. Nason. In 1879, Nason, along with Helen B. Allen and W. Husen, also built a salt block here. It was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad, and was named for the nearby Garfield coal mine. Orr is an unincorporated community in the township at Swan Creek and Orr Roads. A post office operated from July 7, 1896, until October 14, 1904 Swan Creek is an unincorporated community on the border with James Township at Swan Creek and Van Wormer Roads. A post office operated from July 15, 1869, until October 16, 1871, and from October 20, 1892, until September 15, 1927.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.6sqmi, of which 23.2sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.95%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,536 people, 957 households, and 756 families residing in the township. The population density was 109.5 per square mile (42.3/km²). There were 984 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.71% White, 0.16% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.