Cooper Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°22′N 85°35′W / 42.367°N 85.583°W / 42.367; -85.583
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Cooper Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-077-17980[1]
GNIS feature ID1626131[2]
Websitewww.coopertwp.org

Cooper Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,418 at the 2020 census,[3] up from 10,111 at the 2010 census.[4] The township was organized in 1837.

History

The township is named after Sarah Sabina Cooper, the wife of

Comstock. She was the niece of the author James Fenimore Cooper.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.84%, are water.[4] A community called Cooper Center exists in the physical center of the township.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 3,187 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,004, and the median income for a family was $52,737. Males had a median income of $40,500 versus $27,817 for females. The

poverty line
, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooper Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Cooper charter township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. JSTOR 4517480
    .

External links
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