Prairieville Township, Michigan

Prairieville Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-66260[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626942[2]
Website	www.prairievilletwp-mi.org

Prairieville Township is a

Communities

• Cressey's Corners was established in 1854. It had a post office from 1873 until 1954.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²), of which 32.8 square miles (84.9 km²) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), or 10.11%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 1,223 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,071, and the median income for a family was $54,907. Males had a median income of $42,270 versus $25,270 for females. The

, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan:
  ISBN 0-8143-1838-X. Retrieved July 3, 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
  )

External links

• Prairieville Township official website