Coldsprings Township, Michigan

"Coldsprings Township" redirects here; there are also some Cold Spring Townships.

Coldsprings Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Coldsprings Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 85°1′13″W / 44.80861°N 85.02028°W / 44.80861; -85.02028Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 85°1′13″W / 44.80861°N 85.02028°W / 44.80861; -85.02028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Kalkaska
Area
– Total	36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2)
– Land	34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2)
– Water	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,449
– Density	42.1/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-17000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626106[2]

Coldsprings Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,449 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²), of which, 34.4 square miles (89 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (5.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,449 people, 595 households, and 443 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.1 per square mile (16.3/km²). There were 1,349 housing units at an average density of 39.2 per square mile (15.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.41% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 595 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,839, and the median income for a family was $40,132. Males had a median income of $33,313 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,396. About 6.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coldsprings Township, Michigan