Arbela Township, Michigan
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Arbela Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,219.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.7 km² (33.5 mi²). 86.6 km² (33.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,219 people, 1,134 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.2/km² (96.3/mi²). There were 1,169 housing units at an average density of 13.5/km² (35.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.99% White, 0.28% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 1,134 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.8% 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 2.84 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,840, and the median income for a family was $51,630. Males had a median income of $38,365 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,519. About 3.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
