Milan Township, Michigan

Milan Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Location of Milan Township within Monroe County.
Milan Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°2′12″N 83°42′26″W / 42.03667°N 83.70722°W / 42.03667; -83.70722Coordinates: 42°2′12″N 83°42′26″W / 42.03667°N 83.70722°W / 42.03667; -83.70722
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Monroe
Area
– Total	35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2)
– Land	35.1 sq mi (90.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,670
– Density	47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48160
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-53900[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626739[2]

Milan Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,670 at the 2000 census. The southern portion of the City of Milan bounds the township to the north, though the city and township have been completely separate jurisdictions since the former Village of Milan was elevated to city status in 1967.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 square miles (91 km²), of which, 35.0 square miles (91 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,670 people, 610 households, and 489 families residing in the township. The population density was 47.6 per square mile (18.4/km²). There were 632 housing units at an average density of 18.0 per square mile (7.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 610 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,361, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $43,696 versus $33,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,269. About 2.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% 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: Milan Township, Michigan