Bridgewater Township, Michigan
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Bridgewater Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,646.
[edit] Communities
- Bridgewater is an unincorporated community in section one in the northeast corner of the township. It is situated approximately 15 miles southwest of Ann Arbor at . The ZIP code is 48115 and the FIPS place code is 10540.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.5 km² (36.9 mi²). 94.7 km² (36.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.76%) is water.
The River Raisin runs through the western part of the township, while the Saline River has its headwaters in Joslin Lake in the northeast of the township.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,646 people, 598 households, and 477 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.4/km² (45.0/mi²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 6.5/km² (16.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.15% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 598 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 14.5% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $68,011, and the median income for a family was $73,375. Males had a median income of $51,360 versus $29,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,120. About 1.9% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
