Larkin Charter Township, Michigan

Larkin Charter Township, Michigan
Charter township
Location of Larkin Township in Midland County, MI.
Larkin Charter Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°41′33″N 84°14′4″W / 43.69250°N 84.23444°W / 43.69250; -84.23444Coordinates: 43°41′33″N 84°14′4″W / 43.69250°N 84.23444°W / 43.69250; -84.23444
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Midland
Area
• Total	32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
• Land	32.8 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,514
• Density	137.8/sq mi (53.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-46160[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626592[2]

Larkin Charter Township is a charter township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,514 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.8 square miles (85 km²), of which 32.8 square miles (85 km²) is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,514 people, 1,502 households, and 1,288 families residing in the township. The population density was 137.8 per square mile (53.2/km²). There were 1,542 housing units at an average density of 47.1 per square mile (18.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% White, 0.73% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 1,502 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the township the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,177, and the median income for a family was $91,053. Males had a median income of $72,104 versus $31,108 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,996. About 1.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

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