Cambridge Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Cambridge Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Cambridge 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:Lenawee
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Bill Gentner
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Annette Roesch
Leader Title2:Treasurer
Leader Name2:Shawna Rohrbach
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1835
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.9
Area Land Km2:82.9
Area Water Km2:9.0
Area Total Sq Mi:35.5
Area Land Sq Mi:32.0
Area Water Sq Mi:3.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5722
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:296
Elevation Ft:971
Coordinates:42.0442°N -84.1828°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49230 (Brooklyn)
49253 (Manitou Beach)
49265 (Onsted)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-12720[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626026

Cambridge Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,722 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5sqmi, of which 32sqmi is land and 3.5sqmi is water, a total of 9.80%.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,299 people, 1,996 households, and 1,566 families in the township. The population density was 165.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,686 housing units at an average density of 83.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% White, 0.15% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.

Of the 1,996 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.8% of households were one person, and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median household income was $59,450 and the median family income was $70,246. Males had a median income of $52,005 versus $26,605 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,705. About 2.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% 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 . 2024-04-27 . data.census.gov.