Convis Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Convis Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label:Convis Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Calhoun
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:94.5
Area Land Km2:91.6
Area Water Km2:2.9
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1508
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:288
Elevation Ft:945
Coordinates:42.3828°N -84.9975°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-17880[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626129

Convis Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

Convis Township was established in 1837.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.5km2, of which 91.6km2 is land and 2.9km2, or 3.05%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,666 people, 622 households, and 475 families residing in the township. The population density was 47.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 651 housing units at an average density of 18.4/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.06% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.

There were 622 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,222, and the median income for a family was $48,846. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $25,556 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,870. About 5.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 3.6% 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: Convis township, Calhoun County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 23 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Convis township, Calhoun County, Michigan. https://archive.today/20200212154647/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602517880. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 27, 2014.