Sidney Township, Michigan
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Sidney Township is a township in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,563 at the 2000 census. The township seat is the village of Sidney. Sidney consists of a bank, general store, post office and bar and is located at the intersection of Derby and Sidney Roads. The town motto is "Only in America. Always in Sidney."
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.8 km² (35.1 mi²). 88.2 km² (34.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (2.88%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,563 people, 966 households, and 738 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.1/km² (75.2/mi²). There were 1,115 housing units at an average density of 12.6/km² (32.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.43% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 966 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,682, and the median income for a family was $44,762. Males had a median income of $31,952 versus $27,069 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,045. About 8.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
