Croton Township, Michigan
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Croton Township is a township in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,042 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communities
- Riverview is a small unincorporated community situated on the Croton Dam Pond in the Muskegon River where the Little Muskegon River joins the main stream. It is in the midst of the Manistee National Forest at approximately 35 miles north of Grand Rapids. The FIPS place code is 68870.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.2 km² (36.4 mi²). 88.2 km² (34.0 mi²) of it is land and 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it (6.38%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,042 people, 1,222 households, and 874 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.5/km² (89.4/mi²). There were 1,696 housing units at an average density of 19.2/km² (49.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.84% White, 0.39% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.
There were 1,222 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,596, and the median income for a family was $48,229. Males had a median income of $40,219 versus $22,717 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,036. About 5.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
