Beaver Creek Township, Michigan

Beaver Creek Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Beaver Creek Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Michigan
County Crawford
Area
 • Total 71.5 sq mi (185.2 km2)
 • Land 71.4 sq mi (185.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,486
 • Density 20.8/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-06600[1]
GNIS feature ID 1625902[2]

Beaver Creek Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,486.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.5 square miles (185 km2), of which, 71.4 square miles (185 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,486 people, 603 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.8 per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.20% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.

There were 603 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,613, and the median income for a family was $38,690. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,388. About 7.4% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

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