Bennington Township, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bennington Township, Michigan
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

|pushpin_

pushpin_label_position =left
pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan
pushpin_mapsize =


mapsize =
map_caption =


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Shiawassee

government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =

area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 95.3
area_land_km2 = 94.5
area_water_km2 = 0.8
area_total_sq_mi = 36.8
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3017
population_density_km2 = 31.9
population_density_sq_mi = 82.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 251
elevation_ft = 823
latd = 42 |latm = 55 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 13 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-07280GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1625913 [gnis|1625913]
website =
footnotes =

Bennington Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,017. As of 2000, Michigan's center of population was located in the southeast corner of the township. [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt]

Communities

*Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in the township. It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located at latitude coord|42|53|33|N|84|13|19|W|. [gnis|635058|Pittsburg, Michigan]
*Bennington is an unincorporated community in the township. It was named for after Bennington, Vermont from which some of the settlers came from. It is located at coord|42|56|7|N|84|14|31|W| [gnis|621121|Bennington, Michigan] at Bennington and Ruess Rds. [cite web |url=http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/benningtonb.html |title=Bennington, Michigan |accessdate=2008-02-27 |format=html |work=Village and City Histories of Shiawassee County, Michigan ]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.3 km²), of which, 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.87%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,017 people, 1,074 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 82.7 per square mile (31.9/km²). There were 1,108 housing units at an average density of 30.4/sq mi (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.58% White, 0.17% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 1,074 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,786, and the median income for a family was $60,609. Males had a median income of $40,465 versus $31,528 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,841. About 2.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References