Metamora Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Metamora Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Metamora 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:Lapeer
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.5
Area Land Km2:90.0
Area Water Km2:1.4
Area Total Sq Mi:35.3
Area Land Sq Mi:34.8
Area Water Sq Mi:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4368
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:324
Elevation Ft:1063
Coordinates:42.9267°N -83.2731°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:48455 (Metamora),
48371 (Oxford)
Area Code:810
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-53360[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626730

Metamora Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,368 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3sqmi, of which 34.8sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi (1.59%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,184 people, 1,533 households, and 1,214 families residing in the township. The population density was 120.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,634 housing units at an average density of 47sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.28% White, 0.17% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 1,533 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $67,425. Males had a median income of $53,589 versus $34,107 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,255. About 4.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the township is in Lapeer Community Schools. Other portions are in Dryden Community Schools, and Oxford Community Schools.[6]

Respective zoned high schools are Lapeer High School, Dryden Junior/Senior High School, and Oxford High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-25 . data.census.gov.
  3. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48371&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48371 5-Digit ZCTA, 483 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lapeer County, MI. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204010421/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26087_lapeer/DC20SD_C26087.pdf . 2021-12-04 . live. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-12-03.