Rolland Township, Michigan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rolland Township is a township in Isabella County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Communitites
- Blanchard is an unincorporated community within in the township, in the southwest corner of Isabella County on the border with Mecosta County. It is situated about three miles east of M-66 near the south branch of the Pine River. Blanchard is at . The ZIP code is 49310 and the FIPS place code is 08900.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 465 households, and 346 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.1/km² (33.9/mi²). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 5.5/km² (14.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.95% White, 0.99% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 465 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,643, and the median income for a family was $40,536. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,145. About 7.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
