Official Name: | Goodland Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Goodland 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 |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Ron Cischke |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Mavis Roy |
Established Title: | Organized |
Established Date: | 1855 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 92.62 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.47 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.76 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1735 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 244 |
Elevation Ft: | 801 |
Coordinates: | 43.1133°N -83.0508°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48444 (Imlay City) 48416 (Brown City) |
Area Code: | 810 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-32960[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626363 |
Goodland Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,735 at the 2020 census.[2] The historic Younge Site is located within the township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.76sqmi, of which 35.58sqmi is land and 0.18sqmi (0.50%) is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,734 people, 589 households, and 478 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 621 housing units at an average density of 17.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.21% White, 0.35% African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% of the population.
There were 589 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,313, and the median income for a family was $55,875. Males had a median income of $42,313 versus $25,820 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,999. About 4.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.