Official Name: | Greenwood Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Greenwood Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wexford |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Alan Mohler |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Ronda Jones |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 91.61 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.58 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 633 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 294 |
Elevation Ft: | 965 |
Coordinates: | 44.4683°N -85.5269°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49649 (Kingsley) 49663 (Manton) |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-35240[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626406 |
Greenwood Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 633 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.37sqmi, of which 35.36sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi (0.03%) is water.[2]
The Manistee River flows through the northern portion of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 542 people, 197 households, and 147 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 346 housing units at an average density of 9.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% White, 0.55% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 197 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $39,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,009. About 9.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Greenwood Township is served by three separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Manton Consolidated Schools to the southeast in Manton. A very narrow portion of the southwest corner of the township is served by Mesick Consolidated Schools to the west in Mesick. The northern section of the township is served by Kingsley Area Schools to the north in Grand Traverse County.[3]