Posen Township, Michigan

Posen Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-66020[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626938[2]

Posen Township is a

ancestry.

Communities

• Posen is a village located at 45°15′46″N 83°41′55″W / 45.26278°N 83.69861°W / 45.26278; -83.69861 along M-65.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.62%) is water.

Demographics

Largest ancestries (2000) [3]	Percent
Polish	65.4%
German	16.9%
American	4.0%
Irish	3.5%
English	3.4%
French	3.3%

Languages (2000) [4][5]	Percent
Spoke English at home	81.99%
Spoke Polish at home	18.01%
Spoke English "not well" or "not at all."	1.05%

As of the

.

There were 387 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,912, and the median income for a family was $40,714. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $23,558 for females. The

, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

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