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In 1995 , David Hahn , a 16-year old Eagle Scout , constructed a makeshift Nuclear Reactor in his backyard in Commerce Township, exposing himself and his neighbors--and maybe even as many as 40,000 people in the area--to radioactive materials and drawing the attention of the EPA . The event became a short-lived media sensation, and a book by Ken Silverstein called ''The Radioactive Boy Scout'' was written about the incident and published in 2004 . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 77.3 Km&2 (29.8 Mi&2 ). 71.4 km&2 (27.6 mi&2) of it is land and 5.9 km&2 (2.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 7.61% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 34,764 people, 12,379 households, and 9,754 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 486.9/km&2 (1,261.1/mi&2). There were 12,924 housing units at an average density of 181.0/km&2 (468.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White , 0.50% African American , 0.19% Native American , 1.31% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.32% from Other Races , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 12,379 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were Married Couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $72,702, and the median income for a family was $79,976. Males had a median income of $61,087 versus $36,125 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $33,104. 3.4% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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