Monterey Township, Michigan

Monterey Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Monterey Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°38′4″N 85°49′49″W / 42.63444°N 85.83028°W / 42.63444; -85.83028Coordinates: 42°38′4″N 85°49′49″W / 42.63444°N 85.83028°W / 42.63444; -85.83028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Allegan
Area
– Total	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
– Land	35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,065
– Density	57.8/sq mi (22.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-55200[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626760[2]

Monterey Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,065 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.69%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,065 people, 707 households, and 559 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.8 per square mile (22.3/km²). There were 760 housing units at an average density of 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.30% White, 0.53% African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 707 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the township the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $54,286. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $24,964 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,718. About 2.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

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: Monterey Township, Michigan