Holly Township, Michigan
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Holly Township is a township in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 10,037 at the 2000 census. The village of Holly is located within the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.9 km² (36.6 mi²). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it (4.91%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,037 people, 3,733 households, and 2,639 families residing in the township. The population density was 111.3/km² (288.2/mi²). There were 3,926 housing units at an average density of 43.5/km² (112.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.51% White, 2.20% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population.
There were 3,733 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,865, and the median income for a family was $60,783. Males had a median income of $46,943 versus $28,535 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,370. About 4.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
