St. Charles Township, Michigan
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| St. Charles Township, Michigan | |
  St. Charles Township, Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Saginaw |
| Area | |
| - Total | 37.2 sq mi (96.3 km²) |
| - Land | 37.0 sq mi (95.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,393 |
| - Density | 91.8/sq mi (35.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-70660[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627023[2] |
St. Charles Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village of St. Charles is located in the northwest corner of the township. The population was 3,393 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.3 km²), of which, 37.0 square miles (95.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.62%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,393 people, 1,301 households, and 965 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.8 per square mile (35.4/km²). There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 0.47% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.24% of the population.
There were 1,301 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,726, and the median income for a family was $48,776. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $23,708 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,818. About 6.6% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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