Milford Township, Michigan Explained

Milford Township, Michigan
Official Name:Charter Township of Milford
Settlement Type:Charter township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Milford 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:Oakland
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Donald Green
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.1
Area Land Km2:86.2
Area Water Km2:4.9
Area Total Sq Mi:35.2
Area Land Sq Mi:33.3
Area Water Sq Mi:1.9
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:17090
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Metro:4296250 (Metro Detroit)
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:300
Elevation Ft:984
Coordinates:42.5767°N -83.6031°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48380, 48381
Area Code:248
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-53980[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626741

Milford Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,090 at the 2020 census.[2] The village of Milford is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 5.37%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,271 people, 5,470 households, and 4,261 families residing in the township. The population density was 458.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,650 housing units at an average density of 169.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.47% White, 0.43% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.There were 5,470 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,672, and the median income for a family was $78,463. Males had a median income of $60,075 versus $32,619 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,913. About 3.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-20 . data.census.gov.