- Milan Township, Michigan
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Milan Township, Michigan — Township — Location of Milan Township within Monroe County. Location within the state of Michigan Coordinates: 42°2′12″N 83°42′26″W / 42.03667°N 83.70722°WCoordinates: 42°2′12″N 83°42′26″W / 42.03667°N 83.70722°W Country United States State Michigan County Monroe Area – Total 35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2) – Land 35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 679 ft (207 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,670 – Density 47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 48160 Area code(s) 734 FIPS code 26-53900[1] GNIS feature ID 1626739[2] Milan Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,670 at the 2000 census. The southern portion of the City of Milan bounds the township to the north, though the city and township have been completely separate jurisdictions since the former Village of Milan was elevated to city status in 1967.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 square miles (91 km2), of which, 35.0 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,670 people, 610 households, and 489 families residing in the township. The population density was 47.6 per square mile (18.4/km²). There were 632 housing units at an average density of 18.0 per square mile (7.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.
There were 610 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.4% 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 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,361, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $43,696 versus $33,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,269. About 2.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Michigan Cities Flat Rock‡ | Luna Pier | Milan‡ | Monroe | Petersburg
Villages Carleton | Dundee | Estral Beach | Maybee | South Rockwood
Charter
townshipsBerlin | Frenchtown | Monroe
General law
townshipsUnincorporated
communitiesAzalia | Detroit Beach | Diann | Erie | Ida | Lambertville | La Salle | Newport | Ottawa Lake | Samaria | Scofield | South Monroe | Stony Point | Temperance | West Monroe | Whiteford Center | Woodland Beach
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Monroe County, Michigan
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