There were 566 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 94.98% White, 1.42% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.68% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. There were 654 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km²). The population density was 41.5 per square mile (16.0/km²). DemographicsĪs of the census of 2000, there were 1,474 people, 566 households, and 395 families residing in the township. Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (0.50%) is water. The community of Blanchard is to the southeast, and the Blanchard ZIP code 49310 also serves a small area of Wheatland Township.The village of Mecosta is to the west, and the Mecosta ZIP code 49332 also serves a small area of Wheatland Township.The Remus ZIP code 49340 serves most of Wheatland Township, as well as a large portion of Sheridan Township to the north, a small area of Millbrook Township to the south, and portions of Sherman Township, Broomfield Township, and Fremont Township to the east in Isabella County. The office was renamed Remus on March 15, 1880, after William John Remus, a landowner who had surveyed the area. A post office named Bingen was established on July 20, 1877, with Christian W. Settlement moved to the present site in 1869 to be on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad line.

It was at first called Bingen, and was located about three miles (5 km) west of the current site, where there was a sawmill and several other buildings.

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