Marcellus Township, Michigan

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Marcellus Township is a township in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,712 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²). 86.3 km² (33.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,712 people, 1,021 households, and 752 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.4/km² (81.4/mi²). There were 1,186 housing units at an average density of 13.7/km² (35.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.81% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There are no Pacific Islanders.

There were 1,021 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% 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 96 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,306, and the median income for a family was $42,560. Males had a median income of $34,773 versus $24,214 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,442. About 9.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.