Penn Township, Michigan
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Penn Township is a township in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,902 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²). 87.2 km² (33.7 mi²) of it is land and 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²) of it (5.00%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,902 people, 747 households, and 560 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.8/km² (56.5/mi²). There were 1,280 housing units at an average density of 14.7/km² (38.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.07% White, 12.36% African American, 0.58% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 747 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $43,077. Males had a median income of $32,167 versus $24,769 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,462. About 9.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
