Cascade Township, Michigan
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Cascade Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,107 at the 2000 census.
The township is situated in the southeastern section of Kent County, approximately 10 miles southeast of Grand Rapids. A defining feature of the township is the Thornapple River, which divides the township into east and west halves. The township was originally a part of Ada Township and was separately organized in 1848.
Cascade is an unincorporated community within the township, centered upon the intersection of 28th St and Cascade Rd. It consists of a large commercial district along 28th street and several surrounding bedroom communities.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.1 km² (34.8 mi²). 87.8 km² (33.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.53%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 15,107 people, 5,394 households, and 4,374 families residing in the township. The population density was 172.1/km² (445.7/mi²). There were 5,638 housing units at an average density of 64.2/km² (166.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.55% White, 1.00% African American, 0.28% Native American, 3.06% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 5,394 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $87,290, and the median income for a family was $98,013. Males had a median income of $71,960 versus $37,234 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,470. About 1.5% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
