Morton Township, Michigan
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Morton Township is a township in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. The population was 3,597 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.3 km² (35.7 mi²). 85.8 km² (33.1 mi²) of it is land and 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it (7.04%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,597 people, 1,618 households, and 1,216 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.9/km² (108.5/mi²). There were 2,794 housing units at an average density of 32.6/km² (84.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.77% White, 1.61% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 1,618 households out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the township the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,422, and the median income for a family was $46,571. Males had a median income of $35,195 versus $25,288 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,729. About 6.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
