Barry Township, Michigan | |
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— Township — | |
Location of Barry Township in Michigan | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Barry |
Area | |
• Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
• Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,489 |
• Density | 100.2/sq mi (38.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49046 (Delton), 49060 (Hickory Corners), 49017 (Battle Creek |
FIPS code | 26-05560[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1625885[2] |
Barry Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,489. It is also the home of NBA All Star Chris Paul
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2), of which, 34.8 square miles (90 km2) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) of it (4.74%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,489 people, 1,265 households, and 986 families residing in the township. The population density was 100.2 per square mile (38.7/km²). There were 1,460 housing units at an average density of 41.9 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% White, 0.37% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.
There were 1,265 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,339, and the median income for a family was $50,116. Males had a median income of $37,929 versus $21,451 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,370. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
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