Official Name: | Fredonia Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label: | Fredonia Township |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
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: | 90.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 88.1 |
Area Water Km2: | 2.1 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1585 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 286 |
Elevation Ft: | 938 |
Coordinates: | 42.1942°N -85.0014°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-30500[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626312 |
Fredonia Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan located southwest of the city of Marshall. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,585 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.2km2, of which 88.1km2 is land and 2.1km2, or 2.38%, is water.[3]
As of the census of 2010 there were 1,626 people, 679 households, and 503 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.4sp=usNaNsp=us and housing density was 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km2).
Of the 679 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.
The township population age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,635, and the median income for a family was $50,909. Males had a median income of $35,388 versus $28,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,354. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.