Medina Township, Michigan

Medina Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Medina Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 41°45′26″N 84°17′25″W / 41.75722°N 84.29028°W / 41.75722; -84.29028Coordinates: 41°45′26″N 84°17′25″W / 41.75722°N 84.29028°W / 41.75722; -84.29028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lenawee
Government
– Type	Township
– Supervisor	James M. Craig
Area
– Total	47.6 sq mi (123.4 km2)
– Land	47.6 sq mi (123.2 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,227
– Density	25.8/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-52820[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626717[2]

Medina Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,227 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.6 square miles (123 km²), of which, 47.6 square miles (123 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 451 households, and 357 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.8 per square mile (10.0/km²). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.04% White, 0.49% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 451 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,347, and the median income for a family was $44,519. Males had a median income of $31,493 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,008. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% 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: Medina Township, Michigan

External links

• Lenawee County government site
• Complete text of History of Lenawee County published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society