Wayland Township, Michigan

Coordinates: 42°38′13″N 85°36′20″W / 42.63694°N 85.60556°W / 42.63694; -85.60556
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Wayland Township, Michigan
FIPS code
26-84900[1]
GNIS feature ID1627232[2]
Websitewww.waytwp.org

Wayland Township is a

2020 census.[3]

Communities

Bradley is an

ZIP code 49311 provides P.O. only service. It was founded in 1854 due to the building of a plank road in the area.[5]

Coyville was a rural post office in the township from 1857 until 1859.[6]

Shelbyville is a small

Orangeville Township in Barry County.[8]

The city of Wayland is at the northwest corner of the township, and is administratively autonomous. The Wayland ZIP code 49348 also serves the northern portion of Wayland Township.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.6 km2), of which 32.6 square miles (84.5 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), or 2.43%, is water.[10] The Rabbit River loops through the north of the township from the northeast to northwest corners. The southern portion is dotted with numerous small lakes. The extreme southeast corner touches on Gun Lake.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.19% of the population.

There were 1,053 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% 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 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,853, and the median income for a family was $49,675. Males had a median income of $38,381 versus $26,400 for females. The

poverty line
, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wayland Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Wayland township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bradley, Michigan
  5. ^ Romig 1986, p. 73.
  6. ^ Romig 1986, p. 137.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelbyville, Michigan
  8. ^ 49344 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
  9. ^ 49348 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
  10. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayland township, Allegan County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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 978-0-8143-1838-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )

External links
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