Country United States County Emmet ZIP Code 49769, 49755 Elevation 224 m Population 499 (2000) | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 26-143000 Local time Tuesday 10:33 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 39 km/h, 57% Humidity Area 91.43 km² (89.1 km² Land / 233 ha Water) | ||
Center Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 499 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Center Township, MI, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.4 square miles (89 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (2.64%) is water.
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Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 499 people, 192 households, and 137 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.5 per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 8.8 per square mile (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.79% White, 2.81% Native American, and 3.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 192 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% 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 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $45,556. Males had a median income of $36,375 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,201. About 2.9% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.