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Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clinton

FIPS code
  
26-61880

Elevation
  
227 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:57 PM

Area code
  
989

State
  
Michigan

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1626874

Zip code
  
48866

Population
  
3,795 (2010)

Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 78% Humidity

Area
  
93.24 km² (92.72 km² Land / 52 ha Water)

Ovid Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 3,795.

Contents

Map of Ovid Township, MI, USA

Communities

  • The village of Ovid is located within the township.
  • Shepardsville is an unincorporated community within the township at 43°00′16″N 84°25′33″W.
  • Geography

    Ovid Township is located in eastern Clinton County, bordered by Shiawassee County to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.8 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.44%, is water.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 3,490 people, 1,225 households, and 927 families residing in the township. The population density was 97.4 per square mile (37.6/km²). There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of 35.7 per square mile (13.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.05% White, 0.17% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.15% of the population.

    There were 1,225 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% 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 3.19.

    In the township the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

    The median income for a household in the township was $42,250, and the median income for a family was $46,105. Males had a median income of $35,231 versus $25,507 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,602. About 5.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

    References

    Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan Wikipedia