Ida Township, Michigan

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Location of Ida Township within Monroe County.
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Location of Ida Township within Monroe County.

Ida Township is a township in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,949 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.4 km² (36.8 mi²). 95.2 km² (36.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,949 people, 1,622 households, and 1,373 families residing in the township. The population density was 52.0/km² (134.7/mi²). There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 17.4/km² (45.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.48% White, 0.14% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,622 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,106, and the median income for a family was $60,990. Males had a median income of $46,130 versus $28,456 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,074. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.