Country United States County Genesee Time zone Eastern (UTC-5) Elevation 196 m Population 6,224 (2010) Area code 810 | State Michigan Established 1847 ZIP code 48457, 48420 Area 89.65 km² Local time Saturday 3:16 AM | |
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The Charter Township of Montrose is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,224 at the 2010 census, a slight decrease from 6,336 at the 2000 census. The City of Montrose is surrounded by the township, but is politically and administratively autonomous.
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Map of Montrose Twp, MI, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (90 km2), of which 34.4 square miles (89 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.52%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,336 people, 2,089 households, and 1,733 families residing in the township. The population density was 184.0 per square mile (71.1/km²). There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 63.9 per square mile (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.74% White, 1.77% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 2,089 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,502, and the median income for a family was $53,281. Males had a median income of $42,625 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,725. About 7.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.