Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Berlin Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Berlin Township
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ionia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:108.5
Area Land Km2:107.8
Area Water Km2:0.7
Area Total Sq Mi:41.9
Area Land Sq Mi:41.6
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2138
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:256
Elevation Ft:840
Coordinates:42.9078°N -85.1219°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-07700[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1625923

Berlin Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,138.[2]

History

Berlin Township was organized in 1839 with Alonzo Sessions as the first supervisor.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.9sqmi, of which 41.6sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (0.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of, there were 2,787 people, 689 households, and 547 families residing in the township. The population density was 67sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 724 housing units at an average density of 17.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 81.59% White, 13.81% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 689 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 200.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 234.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,158, and the median income for a family was $55,852. Males had a median income of $40,867 versus $27,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,780. About 4.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-25 . data.census.gov.