Goodland Township, Michigan

Goodland Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-32960[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626363[2]
Website	Official website

Goodland Township is a

is located within the township.

Communities

• Goodland is an unincorporated community in the township on M-53 at 43°05′41″N 83°04′21″W / 43.09472°N 83.07250°W / 43.09472; -83.07250 (Goodland).^[4] James Hills was the first white settler here in 1851, although he soon moved elsewhere. Hills is said to have recommended the name "Goodland" when the township was organized in 1855. A post office was opened on July 11, 1856 with John C. Marris as the first postmaster. The office closed on April 15, 1901.^[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.76 square miles (92.62 km²), of which 35.58 square miles (92.15 km²) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (0.50%) is water.^[6]

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 3.58% of the population.

There were 589 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,313, and the median income for a family was $55,875. Males had a median income of $42,313 versus $25,820 for females. The

, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

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