Macomb Township, Michigan
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| Macomb Township, Michigan | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Michigan |
| County | Macomb County |
| Government | |
| - State Representative | Nichole Brandenburg |
| Area | |
| - City | 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km²) |
| - Land | 36.3 sq mi (93.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 50,478 |
| - Density | 1,391.7/sq mi (537.3/km²) |
| Website: http://www.macomb-mi.gov | |
Macomb Township is a township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and part of the Metro Detroit Area. The population was 50,478 at the 2000 census. The early founders of Macomb Township arrived in the early 1800s in search of flat and fertile farmland, like that near the Clinton River. Many of these early settlers were of German descent, and the German influences remain today. The Township of Macomb was officially approved by the Legislative Council on March 7, 1834.
Macomb Township was also a large part of the lumber and logging industry of Southeast Michigan in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Logs would be transported south from Wolcott Mill in Ray Township, down the Middle Branch Clinton River to sawmills. This route became known as Romeo Plank, and is the name of the modern-day road that runs down the same route.
Residents are served by the Clinton-Macomb Public Library [1].
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[edit] Communitites
There are no incorporated municipalities within the township, though most of the area, especially the southern portion is part of the Detroit metropolitan area.
- Macomb is an unincorporated community in the northwest part of the township at on the Romeo Plank Road near the Middle Branch of the Clinton River.
- Waldenburg is an unincorporated community in the central portion of the township at , a few miles south of Macomb on the Romeo Plank Road and the Clinton River.
- Meade is an unincorporated community in the northeast portion of the township at on the boundary with Ray Township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.0 km² (36.3 mi²). 93.9 km² (36.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water. The area is predominantly mixed of flat fertile land and swampy wetland, but as of the housing boom since the late 90s, the area has been largely suburbanizing over the last few years.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 50,478 people, 16,946 households, and 14,065 families residing in the township. The population density was 537.3/km² (1,391.7/mi²). There were 17,922 housing units at an average density of 190.8/km² (494.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.12% White, 0.84% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 16,946 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $72,319, and the median income for a family was $78,840. Males had a median income of $59,206 versus $32,232 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,907. About 1.2% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Macomb Township is served by two public high schools, L'Anse Creuse High School - North and Dakota High School. Both are on 21 Mile Road. The township also has a various many elementary schools and middle schools, with L'Anse Creuse Middle School - North and Iroquois Middle School to name a few.
[edit] Growth
With the city sprawl from Sterling Heights, Warren, Detroit bound subs, and Oakland County, Macomb Township is considered one of the fastest growing areas in the lower peninsula of Michigan and is also gaining attention for it's escalating real estate values especially for housing near major schooling zones and especially in the Waldenburg subcommunities of the Township near the ever expanding Dakota High School.
