- Orleans Township, Michigan
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Orleans Township, Michigan — Township — Location within the state of Michigan
Orleans Township, MichiganCoordinates: 43°5′8″N 85°7′31″W / 43.08556°N 85.12528°WCoordinates: 43°5′8″N 85°7′31″W / 43.08556°N 85.12528°W Country United States State Michigan County Ionia Area – Total 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) – Land 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) – Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) Elevation 856 ft (261 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,736 – Density 77.0/sq mi (29.7/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 48865 Area code(s) 616 FIPS code 26-61160[1] GNIS feature ID 1626860[2] Orleans Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,736 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which, 35.5 square miles (92 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (1.99%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,736 people, 985 households, and 743 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.0 per square mile (29.7/km²). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 32.9 per square mile (12.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.32% White, 0.07% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 985 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 18.9% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,665, and the median income for a family was $46,488. Males had a median income of $36,326 versus $24,360 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,425. About 7.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
Municipalities and communities of Ionia County, Michigan Cities 
Villages Clarksville | Hubbardston‡ | Lake Odessa | Lyons | Muir | Pewamo | Saranac
Townships Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Ionia County, Michigan
- Grand Rapids – Wyoming metropolitan area
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