Lodi Township, Michigan

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Coordinates: 42°12′20″N 83°49′4″W / 42.20556, -83.81778
Lodi Township, Michigan
Lodi Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Washtenaw
Area
- Total	33.8 sq mi (87.5 km²)
- Land	33.7 sq mi (87.3 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,710
- Density	169.4/sq mi (65.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-49120^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626636^[2]

Lodi Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located southwest of Ann Arbor. The population was 5,710 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.5 km²), of which, 33.7 square miles (87.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,710 people, 1,960 households, and 1,611 families residing in the township. The population density was 169.4 per square mile (65.4/km²). There were 2,031 housing units at an average density of 60.2/sq mi (23.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.24% White, 2.28% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 1,960 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $88,419, and the median income for a family was $96,233. Males had a median income of $68,667 versus $39,722 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,516. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.