Bengal Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°59′00″N 84°40′21″W / 42.98333°N 84.67250°W / 42.98333; -84.67250
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Bengal Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-07240[1]
GNIS feature ID1625912[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Bengal Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,138 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.54 square miles (94.64 km2), of which 36.53 square miles (94.61 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (0.03%) is water.[4]

Bengal Township is located northwest of the center of Clinton County. M-21 crosses the township, leading east to St. Johns, the county seat, and west to Ionia.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.30% of the population.

There were 379 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 15.0% 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 3.10 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the township the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,673, and the median income for a family was $63,229. Males had a median income of $41,346 versus $29,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bengal Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 19 Michigan. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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