Corwith Township, Michigan

Corwith Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Corwith Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°9′6″N 84°34′29″W / 45.15167°N 84.57472°W / 45.15167; -84.57472Coordinates: 45°9′6″N 84°34′29″W / 45.15167°N 84.57472°W / 45.15167; -84.57472
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Otsego
Area
– Total	108.1 sq mi (279.9 km2)
– Land	107.5 sq mi (278.5 km2)
– Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,719
– Density	16.0/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-18320[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626135[2]

Corwith Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,719 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.1 square miles (280 km²), of which, 107.5 square miles (278 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,719 people, 665 households, and 466 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.0 per square mile (6.2/km²). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 9.3 per square mile (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.21% White, 0.23% African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 665 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,348, and the median income for a family was $38,102. Males had a median income of $25,461 versus $19,511 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,936. About 7.4% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% 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: Corwith Township, Michigan

External links

• Corwith Township