Byron Township, Michigan should not be confused with Byron, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Byron Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Motto: | "A Community on the Move"[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Byron Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kent |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Amos Tillema |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Peggy Sattler |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.10 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 26927 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8125°N -85.7239°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49315 (Byron Center) 49348 (Wayland) 49418 (Grandville) 49548 (Grand Rapids) |
| Area Code: | 616 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-081-12240[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626016 |
Byron Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 26,927 at the 2010 census,[3] an increase from 20,317 at the 2010 census.[4]
Byron Township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located just southwest of the city of Grand Rapids.
Byron Township was established in 1836.[6]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.17sqmi, of which 36.1sqmi is land and 0.07sqmi (0.19%) is water.[4]
As of the census[7] of 2020, there were 26,933 people, the racial makeup of the city was 81.1% Non-Hispanic White, 4.2% Black or African American, 2.7% Asian, 0.2% Native American, and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.6% of the population.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,553 people, 6,454 households, and 4,711 families residing in the township. The population density was 480.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 6,712 housing units at an average density of 183.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 94.79% White, 1.21% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 6,454 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,672, and the median income for a family was $56,701. Males had a median income of $42,664 versus $26,449 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,206. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
Michigan grocery distributor and retail operator SpartanNash (formerly known as Spartan Stores) is headquartered in the township.[8]
Byron Township is served by four different public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Byron Center Public Schools, while a small portion of the northeast corner in Cutlerville is served by Kentwood Public Schools. A very small portion of the northern edge of the township is served by Grandville Public Schools, and another very small portion on the southern edge of the township is served by Wayland Union Schools.[9]