Summerfield Township, Monroe County, Michigan

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Summerfield Township, Michigan
Location of Summerfield Township within Monroe County.
Location of Summerfield Township within Monroe County.
Summerfield Township, Michigan (Michigan)
Summerfield Township, Michigan
Summerfield Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 41°52′40″N 83°42′58″W / 41.87778, -83.71611
Country United States
State Michigan
County Monroe
Area
 - Total 42.4 sq mi (109.7 km²)
 - Land 42.2 sq mi (109.3 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation 679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,233
 - Density 76.6/sq mi (29.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-77140[1]
GNIS feature ID 1627134[2]

Summerfield Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,233 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.4 square miles (109.7 km²), of which, 42.2 square miles (109.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.38%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,233 people, 1,098 households, and 911 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.6 per square mile (29.6/km²). There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 26.9/sq mi (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.25% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 1,098 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% 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 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,105, and the median income for a family was $66,200. Males had a median income of $47,468 versus $29,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,057. About 2.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.