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Much of the land in the township is part of the Deford State Game Preserve and is drained by tributaries of the Cass River .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 91.7 Km&2 (35.4 Mi&2 ). 91.7 km&2 (35.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.03% is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,946 people, 621 households, and 485 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 21.2/km&2 (54.9/mi&2). There were 679 housing units at an average density of 7.4/km&2 (19.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.73% White , 1.34% African American , 0.92% Native American , 0.15% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.41% from Other Races , and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 621 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were Married Couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,200, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $34,732 versus $26,836 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $18,986. 9.8% of the population and 6.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.5% of those under the age of 18 and 5.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.