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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 27.7 Km&2 (10.7 Mi&2 ). 27.7 km&2 (10.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.09% is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 16,809 people, 6,716 households, and 4,895 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 606.5/km&2 (1,570.4/mi&2). There were 6,865 housing units at an average density of 247.7/km&2 (641.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.32% White , 2.14% African American , 0.06% Native American , 1.83% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.63% from Other Races , and 0.99% from two or more races. 2.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,716 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were Married Couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $55,419, and the median income for a family was $65,017. Males had a median income of $44,014 versus $30,675 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $25,722. 3.7% of the population and 2.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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