Imlay Township, Michigan

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Imlay Township, Michigan
Imlay Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Imlay Township, Michigan
Imlay Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°0′53″N 83°2′41″W / 43.01472, -83.04472
Country United States
State Michigan
County Lapeer
Area
 - Total 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km²)
 - Land 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation 820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,713
 - Density 80.8/sq mi (31.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48444
Area code(s) 810
FIPS code 26-40300[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626509[2]

Imlay Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,713 at the 2000 census with a projection of 3,481 in 2006.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.3 km²), of which, 33.6 square miles (87.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,713 people, 879 households, and 736 families residing in the township. The population density was 80.8 per square mile (31.2/km²). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.98% White, 0.18% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 2.47% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.92% of the population.

There were 879 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,362, and the median income for a family was $62,813. Males had a median income of $48,482 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,222. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

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