Dalton Township, Michigan

Dalton Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Dalton Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°19′54″N 86°13′18″W / 43.33167°N 86.22167°W / 43.33167; -86.22167Coordinates: 43°19′54″N 86°13′18″W / 43.33167°N 86.22167°W / 43.33167; -86.22167
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Muskegon
Area
– Total	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
– Land	35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2)
– Water	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	8,047
– Density	225.5/sq mi (87.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-19660[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626157[2]

Dalton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,047.

Communities

• Lakewood Club is a village on U.S. Route 31 in the northwest corner of the township.
• Twin Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on M-120 in the northeast part of the township with ZIP code 49457.
• Dalton in an unincorporated community at 43°19′07″N 86°15′42″W / 43.31861°N 86.26167°W / 43.31861; -86.26167 in the southwest part of the township,^[3] with ZIP code 49445.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (2.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 8,047 people, 2,871 households, and 2,247 families residing in the township. The population density was 225.5 per square mile (87.1/km²). There were 3,064 housing units at an average density of 85.9 per square mile (33.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.34% White, 2.31% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.93% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.87% of the population.

There were 2,871 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,127, and the median income for a family was $50,096. Males had a median income of $37,743 versus $25,433 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,036. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% 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: Dalton Township, Michigan
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dalton, Michigan

External links

• Dalton Township