Saline Township, Michigan
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Saline Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census. The City of Saline is located at the northeast corner of the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.4 km² (34.9 mi²). 90.3 km² (34.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,302 people, 460 households, and 372 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.4/km² (37.4/mi²). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 5.2/km² (13.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.70% White, 0.69% African American, 0.69% Asian, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 460 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% 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 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $77,024, and the median income for a family was $84,129. Males had a median income of $48,235 versus $37,212 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,630. About 2.4% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
