Country United States County Montcalm ZIP code 48838 (Greenville) Elevation 244 m Local time Thursday 6:21 AM | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 26-26520 Population 3,271 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 78.48 km² (76.66 km² Land / 181 ha Water) | ||
Eureka Township is a charter township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,271 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Eureka Township, MI 48838, USA
The city of Greenville is within the township, and the Greenville post office, with ZIP code 48838, also serves all of Eureka Township. Eureka Township was established in 1850.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78 km2), of which 29.6 square miles (77 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (2.34%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,271 people, 1,179 households, and 929 families residing in the township. The population density was 110.7 per square mile (42.7/km²). There were 1,248 housing units at an average density of 42.2 per square mile (16.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.36% White, 0.15% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.15% of the population.
There were 1,179 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,566, and the median income for a family was $53,380. Males had a median income of $39,919 versus $28,173 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,223. About 3.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.