Union Charter Township, Michigan
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Union Charter Township is a charter township in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,615 at the 2000 census. The City of Mount Pleasant is incorporated from land that was formerly part the township, but is adminstratively separate.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 74.0 km² (28.6 mi²). 73.8 km² (28.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.42%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,615 people, 2,961 households, and 1,619 families residing in the township. The population density was 103.2/km² (267.4/mi²). There were 3,179 housing units at an average density of 43.1/km² (111.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.61% White, 1.81% African American, 3.82% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 2,961 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 27.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,448, and the median income for a family was $48,381. Males had a median income of $32,361 versus $25,478 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,248. About 6.0% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
