Reeder Township, Michigan

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Reeder Township, Michigan
Reeder Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Reeder Township, Michigan
Reeder Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°17′9″N 85°9′28″W / 44.28583, -85.15778
Country United States
State Michigan
County Missaukee
Area
 - Total 34.9 sq mi (90.5 km²)
 - Land 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,112
 - Density 31.9/sq mi (12.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-67840[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626962[2]

Reeder Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,112.

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[edit] Communities

  • Lake City is situated at the northwest corner of the township along the east shore of Lake Missaukee.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km²), of which, 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,112 people, 394 households, and 321 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.9 per square mile (12.3/km²). There were 535 housing units at an average density of 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.03% White, 1.44% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 394 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,424, and the median income for a family was $35,192. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,962. About 7.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

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