Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Garfield Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Newaygo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:88.2
Area Land Km2:85.4
Area Water Km2:2.7
Area Total Sq Mi:34.0
Area Land Sq Mi:33.0
Area Water Sq Mi:1.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2486
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:250
Elevation Ft:820
Coordinates:43.4272°N -85.8464°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-31640[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626340

Garfield Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,486 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34sqmi, of which 33sqmi is land and 1sqmi (3.08%) is water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,464 people, 844 households, and 629 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 33.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.43% White, 0.28% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.49% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.31% of the population.

There were 844 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,548, and the median income for a family was $44,453. Males had a median income of $36,048 versus $23,816 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,410. About 5.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-28 . data.census.gov.
  3. Book: Walter . Romig . Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities . Great Lakes Books . 1986 . . 978-0-8143-1838-6 . Detroit . 64.