Holton Township, Michigan
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Holton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,532.
[edit] Communities
- Brunswick is a small unincorporated community in section 13 of the township at on M-120 at the eastern boundary with section 18 of Sheridan Township in Newaygo County. The elevation is 749 feet and the ZIP code is 49313, though there is no local post office. Originally there was a feed store in the community for farmers, and in the rear of that building there was a small post office. Both have since closed, and it is now served by the post office in neighboring Holton. St. Michaels Catholic Church, school and cemetery is located there. The community is located at the end of Brunswick Road which runs through Holton. The earliest indication of the community date to 1868 when it was known as "Dash".[citation needed] It is unknown at what time, and why the community changed its name to Brunswick. While the CSX rail line still runs through the town, train station has closed. [1]
- Holton is a small unincorporated community at the corners of sections 22, 23, 26 and 27 of the township at about 15 miles northeast of Muskegon and about 15 miles east of Lake Michigan. Holton was founded by Scandinavians in the mid-1800s. The first church was Holton Evangelical Lutheran Church. In the 1900s, other nationalities started moving in, and Holton later became home to many Amish, who still remain today.
In 2000, Holton was one of only 7 school districts in the state of Michigan that would have been eligible for private school vouchers, on which there was a state-wide referendum that year. Most residents were opposed to the measure, since they didn't want competition for the local public school. The measure was defeated in Holton and across all of the state by about a 2:1 ratio.
The main festival of the year, Holton Days, is held in the last weekend of July.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²). 91.2 km² (35.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.43%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,532 people, 903 households, and 682 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.8/km² (71.9/mi²). There were 980 housing units at an average density of 10.7/km² (27.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.01% White, 0.43% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 903 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,813, and the median income for a family was $41,637. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $22,857 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,210. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
