Country United States County Hillsdale ZIP code 49252 Elevation 320 m Local time Thursday 11:52 PM | State Michigan Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Area code(s) 517 Area 85.7 km² Population 969 (2000) | |
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Litchfield Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 969 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Litchfield Township, MI, USA
The City of Litchfield is surrounded by the township, but is administratively autonomous.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.1 square miles (86 km2), of which 33.1 square miles (86 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 969 people, 357 households, and 285 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.3 per square mile (11.3/km²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 11.5 per square mile (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.01% White, 0.41% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 357 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% 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 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,153, and the median income for a family was $45,385. Males had a median income of $36,083 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,625. About 5.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.