Maple Ridge Township, Delta County, Michigan

There is also Maple Ridge Township, Alpena County, Michigan.

Maple Ridge Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Maple Ridge Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°5′38″N 87°8′56″W / 46.09389°N 87.14889°W / 46.09389; -87.14889Coordinates: 46°5′38″N 87°8′56″W / 46.09389°N 87.14889°W / 46.09389; -87.14889
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Delta
Area
– Total	108.2 sq mi (280.3 km2)
– Land	108.2 sq mi (280.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	808
– Density	7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-51260[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626678[2]

Maple Ridge Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.2 square miles (280.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 808 people, 336 households, and 234 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.5 per square mile (2.9/km²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 5.0 per square mile (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% White, 1.11% Native American, 0.62% Asian, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 336 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,050, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,664. About 9.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

EMS coverage is provided by Rock Community EMS.

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: Maple Ridge Township, Delta County, Michigan