Lebanon Township, Michigan

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Lebanon Township is a township in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Communities

  • Hubbardston is a village in the northwest part of the township on the boundary with North Plains Township in Ionia County. Most of Hubbardston lies within North Plains Township.
  • Matherton is an unincorporated community just south of Hubbardston along the county line.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²). 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 705 people, 219 households, and 183 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.7/km² (19.9/mi²). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 2.5/km² (6.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.72% White, 0.14% Native American, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 219 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the township the population was spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $53,854. Males had a median income of $40,833 versus $26,538 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,640. About 6.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.