Home Township, Montcalm County, Michigan

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Home Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,708.

1 Communities
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Famous Residents
5 References

[edit] Communities

Cedar Lake is an unincorporated community on M-46 approximately 3 miles east of Edmore at 43°24′22″N, 84°58′30″W.
Edmore is a village within the township.
Wyman is an unincorporated community approximately 3 miles north of Edmore at 43°27′18″N, 85°02′35″W. In 1879, Wyman was platted as "Averyville" by O.W. Avery and a post office was established with under that name with Harvey P. Wyman as the first postmaster. The post office was renamed Wyman in 1880 and operated until 1944. It was also a station on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad. ^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²). 93.2 km² (36.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.30%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,708 people, 1,033 households, and 753 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.0/km² (75.2/mi²). There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 12.1/km² (31.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.42% White, 0.26% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 1,033 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,590, and the median income for a family was $40,061. Males had a median income of $28,462 versus $21,950 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,522. About 12.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.