Greenwood Township, Oscoda County, Michigan
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Greenwood Township is a township in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,195 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 183.5 km² (70.8 mi²). 181.0 km² (69.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,195 people, 550 households, and 364 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.6/km² (17.1/mi²). There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of 9.2/km² (23.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.08% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 550 households out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the township the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,426, and the median income for a family was $33,235. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,083. About 8.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
