Kochville Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Kochville Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Kochville 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:Saginaw
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Alan Malesky
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Kevin Machata
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1856
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:48.69
Area Land Km2:48.10
Area Water Km2:0.59
Area Total Sq Mi:18.80
Area Land Sq Mi:18.57
Area Water Sq Mi:0.23
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4911
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:184
Elevation Ft:604
Coordinates:43.5022°N -83.9694°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48604 (Saginaw)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-43800[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626565

Kochville Township is a general law township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,911 at the 2020 census.[2] It is the home of Saginaw Valley State University.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.8sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,241 people, 950 households, and 612 families residing in the township. The population density was 172.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 990 housing units at an average density of 52.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 88.43% White, 6.39% African American, 0.22% Native American, 2.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.

There were 950 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 36.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,545, and the median income for a family was $53,333. Males had a median income of $40,518 versus $20,859 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,312. About 8.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.