Nottawa Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan

Coordinates: 41°55′52″N 85°28′48″W / 41.93111°N 85.48000°W / 41.93111; -85.48000
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There is also Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan.

Nottawa Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-59400[1]
GNIS feature ID1626827[2]
WebsiteTownship website

Nottawa Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,685 at the 2020 census.[3] The township is named after the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi.[4]

History

Nottawa Township was the center of the

Nottawasippi Potawatamies starting in 1821.[5]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.4 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.7 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (4.81%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 1,325 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $48,724. Males had a median income of $36,448 versus $23,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% 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: Nottawa Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  4. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X
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  5. ^ Helen Hornbeck Tanner. Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History. (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1987) p. 134-135
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