Golden Township, Michigan
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Golden Township is a township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,810 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²). 86.9 km² (33.5 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.14%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,810 people, 712 households, and 533 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.8/km² (54.0/mi²). There were 2,203 housing units at an average density of 25.4/km² (65.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.83% White, 0.39% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 6.69% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.05% of the population.
There were 712 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.4% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,878, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $20,721 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,934. About 9.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
