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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 17.4 Km&2 (6.7 Mi&2 ). 17.4 km&2 (6.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.30% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 16,842 people, 6,500 households, and 4,439 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 969.1/km&2 (2,508.2/mi&2). There were 6,705 housing units at an average density of 385.8/km&2 (998.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 86.00% White , 10.36% African American , 0.18% Native American , 2.02% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.30% from Other Races , and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,500 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were Married Couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.15. In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,962, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $43,159 versus $31,349 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $23,412. 5.5% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.1% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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