Country United States County Kent Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 25,146 (2010) | State Michigan Elevation 817 ft (249 m) FIPS code 26-31240 Local time Thursday 12:40 PM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 39% Humidity Points of interest Earle Brewer Park, Creekside Park, Prairie Wolf Park | ||
Gaines Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,146 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Gaines Twp, MI, USA
The township is about 13 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids. It is directly south of the city of Kentwood. The Charter Township of Caledonia and Village of Caledonia are to the east. Leighton Township in Allegan County is to the south and Byron Township to the west.
Gaines Township was established in 1848.
Communities
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 25,146 people, 9,220 households, and 6,740 families residing in the township. The population density was 704.3 per square mile (270.1/km²). There were 9,866 housing units at an average density of 276.3 per square mile (106.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 77.5% White, 9.0% African American, 0.40% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.01% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population.
There were 9,220 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,415, and the median income for a family was $56,402. About 3.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. [2000 statistics] Males had a median income of $41,446 versus $27,333 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,459.