Riverside Township, Michigan
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Riverside Township is a township in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.3 km² (35.6 mi²). 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.08%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,050 people, 320 households, and 263 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.4/km² (29.5/mi²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 4.4/km² (11.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.00% White, 1.24% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 320 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,857, and the median income for a family was $39,732. Males had a median income of $29,338 versus $23,906 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,167. About 7.3% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
