Flushing Township, Michigan
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Flushing Charter Township is a charter township in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,230 at the 2000 census. The City of Flushing is surrounded on three sides by the township, but is politically independent.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 80.3 km² (31.0 mi²). 79.9 km² (30.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,230 people, 3,722 households, and 2,966 families residing in the township. The population density was 128.0/km² (331.6/mi²). There were 3,887 housing units at an average density of 48.6/km² (126.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.92% White, 1.09% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.
There were 3,722 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $60,946, and the median income for a family was $66,351. Males had a median income of $56,667 versus $30,236 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,102. About 1.2% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
