Greenwood Township, St. Clair County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Greenwood Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Greenwood Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Clair
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Doug Nowicki
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1855
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:92.9
Area Land Km2:92.6
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:35.9
Area Land Sq Mi:35.8
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1490
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:228
Elevation Ft:748
Coordinates:43.1281°N -82.6975°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48006
Area Code:810
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-35220[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626405

Greenwood Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,490 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Communities

History

Greenwood township was established in 1855.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9sqmi, of which 35.8sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.39%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,373 people, 470 households, and 384 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 492 housing units at an average density of 13.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.07% White, 0.95% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 470 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,604, and the median income for a family was $57,109. Males had a median income of $41,724 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,050. About 0.5% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-25 . data.census.gov.
  3. Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 170
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup
  6. Romign, Michigan Place Names, p. 240