Official Name: | Groveland Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Groveland Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oakland |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Robert DePalma |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Patti Back |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1835 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.04 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.26 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 5912 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Metro: | 4296250 (Metro Detroit) |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 298 |
Elevation Ft: | 978 |
Coordinates: | 42.8264°N -83.5217°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48348 (Clarkston) 48442 (Holly) 48462 (Ortonville) |
Area Code: | 248 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-35640[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626414 |
Groveland Township is a civil township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,912 at the 2020 census.[2] Groveland Township was established in 1835.
There are no incorporated villages in the township, but there are two unincorporated communities within the township:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.04sqmi, of which 35.26sqmi is land and 0.78sqmi (2.16%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,476 people, 1,943 households, and 1,542 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 96.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 1,943 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 4.1% under the age of 5, 6.4% ages 5 to 9, 7.8% ages 10 to 14, 8.7% ages 15 to 19, 4.7% ages 20 to 24, 3.5% ages 25 to 29, 4.5% ages 30 to 34, 5.0% ages 35 to 39, 8.0% ages 40 to 44, 9.5% ages 45 to 49, 10.8% ages 50 to 54, 9.0% ages 55 to 59, 7.9% ages 60 to 64, 4.9% ages 65 to 69, 2.6% ages 70 to 74, 1.2% ages 75 to 79, 0.9% ages 80 to 84 and 0.5% ages 85 and older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males.[5]
The median income for a household in the township was $72,188, and the median income for a family was $83,789. Males had a median income of $61,436 versus $26,414 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,574. About 4.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.