Tallmadge Township, Michigan
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| Tallmadge Township, Michigan | |
  Tallmadge Township, Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| - Total | 33.0 sq mi (85.5 km²) |
| - Land | 32.4 sq mi (84.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,881 |
| - Density | 212.3/sq mi (82.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-77980[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627150[2] |
Tallmadge Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,881 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Communities
- Lamont is an unincorporated communitity on the north side of the Grand River at . It was founded in 1833 by Harry and Zine Steele, and was known for many years as Steele's Landing. The Steele's Landing post office was established January 9, 1851. In 1855 Lamont Chubb of Grand Rapids offered a road scraper to the village in exchange for the community taking on his name. The post office was duly renamed as Lamont on July 2, 1856. The ZIP code is 49430.
- Grand Valley is an unincorporated community on M-45 just east of the Grand River.
- Tallmadge is an unincorporated communitity near the center of the township at .
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.0 square miles (85.5 km²), of which, 32.4 square miles (84.0 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (1.76%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,881 people, 2,283 households, and 1,869 families residing in the township. The population density was 212.3 per square mile (81.9/km²). There were 2,369 housing units at an average density of 73.1/sq mi (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.83% White, 0.31% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 2,283 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 14.3% 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 2.97 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,205, and the median income for a family was $65,086. Males had a median income of $45,847 versus $29,434 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,957. About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% 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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