Green Township, Michigan
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- There is also Green Charter Township in Mecosta County.
Green Township is a township in Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,205 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 207.5 km² (80.1 mi²). 184.8 km² (71.4 mi²) of it is land and 22.6 km² (8.7 mi²) of it (10.90%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,205 people, 471 households, and 365 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.5/km² (16.9/mi²). There were 789 housing units at an average density of 4.3/km² (11.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.34% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 471 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,271, and the median income for a family was $37,768. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $22,708 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,454. About 4.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
