Ira Township, Michigan
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Ira Township is a township in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,966 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- Anchorville is an unincorporated community situated on northern shore of Lake St. Clair at . The ZIP code is 48004 and the FIPS place code is 02100.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²). 43.9 km² (17.0 mi²) of it is land and 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it (21.42%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,966 people, 2,677 households, and 1,833 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.7/km² (411.0/mi²). There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 65.4/km² (169.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.87% White, 0.82% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 2,677 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,525, and the median income for a family was $49,741. Males had a median income of $43,472 versus $27,383 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,115. About 7.8% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
