Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Columbia Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Columbia 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:Jackson
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Robert Elrod
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Barry Marsh
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:39.60
Area Land Sq Mi:36.64
Area Water Sq Mi:2.96
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:7392
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:306
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:42.1039°N -84.2867°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49201 (Jackson)
49230 (Brooklyn)
49233 (Cement City)
49234 (Clarklake)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-17400[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626119

Columbia Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,392.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.6sqmi, of which 36.64sqmi is land and 2.96sqmi (7.47%) is water.[4]

The township is in southeastern Jackson County and is bordered to the south by Lenawee County. U.S. Route 127 follows the western border of the township and leads north 10miles to Jackson, the county seat, and south to Hudson. M-50 runs through the eastern side of the township and the village of Brooklyn, leading northwest to Jackson and southeast to Tecumseh. M-124 runs east-southeast from Brooklyn past Vineyard Lake and Wamplers Lake 8miles to US-12 in Lenawee County.

The township is the headwaters of the River Raisin which passes through Vineyard Lake and ultimately flows east to Lake Erie. Goose Creek passes through the manmade lake Lake Columbia then into the Raisin River. The headwaters of the Grand River pass through the west end of the township, ultimately leading north and west to Lake Michigan.

The township contains the northern part of the Michigan International Speedway property.

Government

The township has a 24/7 police department, as well as a part-paid fire department (25 paid on-call), with two full-time fire personnel chief/fire inspector and assistant chief and two fire stations.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,234 people, 2,894 households, and 2,115 families residing in the township. The population density was 197.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 97.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.82% White, 0.07% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 2,894 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,632, and the median income for a family was $60,111. Males had a median income of $43,359 versus $30,410 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,763. About 3.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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.
  3. Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 118
  4. Web site: September 2012 . Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . May 1, 2020 . . . 26 Michigan . PDF.