Paradise Township, Michigan

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Paradise Township, Michigan
Paradise Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Paradise Township, Michigan
Paradise Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°35′25″N 85°31′29″W / 44.59028, -85.52472
Country United States
State Michigan
County Grand Traverse
Area
 - Total 53.0 sq mi (137.1 km²)
 - Land 52.9 sq mi (137.0 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,191
 - Density 79.3/sq mi (30.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49649 (Kingsley,
49666 (Mayfield),
49686 (Traverse City
FIPS code 26-62320[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626879[2]

Paradise Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,191 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.0 square miles (137.1 km²), of which, 52.9 square miles (137.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,191 people, 1,374 households, and 1,082 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.3 per square mile (30.6/km²). There were 1,481 housing units at an average density of 28.0/sq mi (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.07% White, 0.21% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 1,374 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,776, and the median income for a family was $45,652. Males had a median income of $34,804 versus $21,902 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,507. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

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