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]
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.
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.