Girard Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°01′16″N 85°00′48″W / 42.02111°N 85.01333°W / 42.02111; -85.01333
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Girard Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-32280[1]
GNIS feature ID1626355[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Girard Township is a

2020 census, the township population was 1,770.[3]

A small area in the south of the township, just west of I-69, has been annexed to the city of Coldwater, even though it is noncontiguous with the rest of the city. An area on the east side of Morrison Lake in the Coldwater River is considered to be part of the Coldwater urban area, although it remains unincorporated.

Communities

There are no other incorporated municipalities within the township. The only other concentrated settlement is the

unincorporated community of Girard, at 42°01′46″N 85°00′05″W / 42.02944°N 85.00139°W / 42.02944; -85.00139.[4] The community of Girard was first established in 1829.[5]

Geography

Most of the township is drained by branches of Hog Creek, a tributary of the Coldwater River, which flows through the southwest of the township. Tekonsha Creek drains the northeast of the township, flowing into the St. Joseph River near Tekonsha.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 35.1 square miles (90.8 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), or 3.05%, is water.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20001,916—
20101,780−7.1%
20201,770−0.6%
[3][6][1]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 705 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,173, and the median income for a family was $50,197. Males had a median income of $34,545 versus $23,393 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Girard Township, Michigan
  3. ^ a b "Girard township, Branch County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Girard, Michigan
  5. ^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place names, p. 224
  6. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Girard township, Branch County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

External links

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