Eagle Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Eagle Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Eagle 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:Clinton
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Patti Schafer
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Starr Wirth
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1842
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.63
Area Land Km2:89.98
Area Water Km2:1.66
Area Total Sq Mi:35.38
Area Land Sq Mi:34.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.64
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2776
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:254
Elevation Ft:833
Coordinates:42.8097°N -84.7836°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48822 (Eagle)
48837 (Grand Ledge)
48875 (Portland)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-23580[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626200

Eagle Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,776 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.38sqmi, of which 34.74sqmi is land and 0.64sqmi (1.80%) is water.[3]

The Grand River flows across the southwest part of the township, and the Looking Glass River, a tributary of the Grand, flows from east to west across the northern part of the township. Eagle Township is located in the southwest corner of Clinton County and is bordered by Ionia County to the west and Eaton County to the south.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,332 people, 848 households, and 689 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 870 housing units at an average density of 24.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.24% White, 0.17% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 848 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,129, and the median income for a family was $67,847. Males had a median income of $46,607 versus $34,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,160. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 1.4% of those over 64.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. 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 . January 28, 2021 . . . 19 Michigan . PDF.