New Haven Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
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New Haven Township is a township in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,016 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- New Haven Center is an unincorporated community in the township at . The FIPS place code is 57420.
- Sethton is an unincorporated community in the township at . The FIPS place code is 72530 and the elevation is 759 feet above sea level.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²). 92.0 km² (35.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,016 people, 351 households, and 269 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.0/km² (28.6/mi²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 4.1/km² (10.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 351 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,048, and the median income for a family was $44,306. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,085. About 9.3% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
