Newberg Township, Michigan
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Newberg Township is a township in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,703 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.0 km² (35.5 mi²). 89.6 km² (34.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.59%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,703 people, 648 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.0/km² (49.2/mi²). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 8.7/km² (22.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.66% White, 1.94% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 648 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,466, and the median income for a family was $51,553. Males had a median income of $34,565 versus $24,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,078. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
