Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan

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There is also a Solon Township in Kent County, Michigan.

Solon Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,542 at the 2000 census.

1 Communities
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Communities

Cedar is a small, unincorporated community at the corners of sections five, six, seven and eight.
Fouch is a small unincorporated community on the south end of Lake Leelanau at 44°50′02″N, 85°43′16″W. It is named after John R. Fouch, who settled there in 1893. It was a station on the Michigan & Northwestern Railroad. After Fouch's death, Daniel Perrin acquired the land in 1927 and developed a summer colony known as Perrin's Landing. Fouch Hill, now the site of the Timberlee Ski Area, is just south of Fouch.
Solon is a small unincorporated community on the Cedar Run Creek between sections 21 and 22 in the central part of the township.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 76.9 km² (29.7 mi²). 68.9 km² (26.6 mi²) of it is land and 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²) of it (10.40%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,542 people, 595 households, and 464 families residing in the township. The population density was 22.4/km² (57.9/mi²). There were 738 housing units at an average density of 10.7/km² (27.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.21% White, 0.13% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 595 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,448, and the median income for a family was $53,571. Males had a median income of $37,045 versus $25,481 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,987. About 2.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.