Munro Township, Michigan

There is also Monroe township in Newaygo County and Monroe Charter township in Monroe County.

Munro Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Munro Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°35′30″N 84°41′15″W / 45.59167°N 84.6875°W / 45.59167; -84.6875Coordinates: 45°35′30″N 84°41′15″W / 45.59167°N 84.6875°W / 45.59167; -84.6875
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Cheboygan
Area
– Total	35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2)
– Land	28.5 sq mi (73.8 km2)
– Water	6.7 sq mi (17.4 km2)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	679
– Density	23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-56280[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626782[2]

Munro Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 679 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91 km²), of which, 28.5 square miles (74 km²) of it is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km²) of it (19.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 679 people, 270 households, and 206 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 650 housing units at an average density of 22.8 per square mile (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 0.74% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 270 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $44,000. Males had a median income of $33,281 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,658. About 7.9% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% 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: Munro Township, Michigan

External links

• Munro Township Official Site