Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan

Charter Township of Plymouth, Michigan
—  Charter township  —
Township Hall and Police Department
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Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 83°28′55″W / 42.37°N 83.48194°W / 42.37; -83.48194Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 83°28′55″W / 42.37°N 83.48194°W / 42.37; -83.48194
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Government
– Supervisor	Richard Reaume
Area
– Total	16 sq mi (41.4 km2)
– Land	15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	27,524
– Density	1,721.9/sq mi (664.8/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48170
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-65080[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626920[2]

The Charter Township of Plymouth is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,524 at the 2010 census.^[3] The City of Plymouth is located within the township but is administratively autonomous.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.0 square miles (41 km²), of which 15.9 square miles (41 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.25%, is water.

Education

Plymouth Township is served by the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. P-CCS includes most of Canton & Plymouth Townships, and portions of Salem, Superior, and Northville Townships.

Government

The primary governing body of Plymouth Township consists of a board of trustees. The membership of this board consists of the three primary elected executives (Supervisor, Treasurer, and Clerk), plus four additional at-large trustees. All seven members are elected to four year terms that coincide with the United States Presidential election cycle.

• Supervisor - Richard Reaume
• Treasurer - Ron Edwards
• Clerk - Joe Bridgman
• Trustees:
  • Kay Arnold
  • Bob Doroshewitz
  • Steve Mann
  • Mike Kelley

Demographics

Plymouth Township water tower

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 27,798 people, 10,757 households, and 7,680 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,746.3 per square mile (674.2/km²). There were 11,043 housing units at an average density of 693.7 per square mile (267.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.38% White, 2.96% African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.7% were of German, 13.8% Polish, 13.1% Irish, 9.5% English and 7.1% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 10,757 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

According to a 2007 estimate,^[4] the median income for a household in the township was $90,780, and the median income for a family was $111,006. Males had a median income of $64,583 versus $36,182 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,081. About 0.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Among the companies based in Plymouth Township are Aisin World Corp. of America, Hella Corporate Center USA, Johnson Controls Automotive Experience and Metaldyne.

Sports

Plymouth Township is home to the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers, one of three American teams in the OHL and one of two in Michigan. The Whalers play in Compuware Arena. The Whalers are the 2007 OHL champions.

Plymouth Township is also home to the indoor soccer team the Detroit Ignition of the Xtreme Soccer League. The Ignition also play at Compuware Arena.

Photo gallery

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  CSX engine 8747, Plymouth Michigan

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  The Inn at St. John, formerly St. John's Provincial Seminary

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  Burroughs Payment Systems

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan
3. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Plymouth charter township, Wayne County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved September 8, 2011. 
4. ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US2616365080&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=plymouth&_cityTown=plymouth&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=

External links

• Charter Township of Plymouth official website