Scipio Township, Michigan

Scipio Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Scipio Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°2′11″N 84°39′40″W / 42.03639°N 84.66111°W / 42.03639; -84.66111Coordinates: 42°2′11″N 84°39′40″W / 42.03639°N 84.66111°W / 42.03639; -84.66111
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Hillsdale
Area
– Total	29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2)
– Land	29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,822
– Density	62.1/sq mi (24.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-71980[1]
GNIS feature ID	1627052[2]

Scipio Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,822 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• Mosherville is an unincorporated community within the township at 42°03′37″N 84°39′34″W / 42.06028°N 84.65944°W / 42.06028; -84.65944. The FIPS place code is 55680. The village is at the headwaters of the Kalamazoo River. A pictorial tour of the village is available at the web site listed below.

• Mosherville Station is an unincorporated community about a mile east of Mosherville. At one time the NYC/LSMS railroad had a station there. The railroad line, now defunct, ran from Bankers (southwest of Hillsdale) northeast to Jackson. A pictorial tour of all of the railroad crossings between Jonesville and Mosherville Station is available at the web site listed below.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76 km²), of which, 29.3 square miles (76 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,822 people, 619 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km²). There were 660 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 0.22% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 619 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,065. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,850 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,427. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 15.3% 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: Scipio Township, Michigan

External links

• Mosherville.net