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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 92.7 Km&2 (35.8 Mi&2 ). 91.0 km&2 (35.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.7 km&2 (0.7 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.87% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,975 people, 734 households, and 566 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 21.7/km&2 (56.2/mi&2). There were 806 housing units at an average density of 8.9/km&2 (22.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.76% White , 0.46% African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.82% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 734 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were Married Couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,071, and the median income for a family was $50,917. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,938 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $19,418. 8.9% of the population and 5.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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