Official Name: | Geneva Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Geneva Township |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Midland |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Josh Murray |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Carole Murray |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1873 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.0 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1065 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.0 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 207 |
Elevation Ft: | 679 |
Coordinates: | 43.6836°N -84.5481°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 48618 (Coleman) 48883 (Shepherd) |
Area Code: | 989 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-111-31820[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626343 |
Geneva Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is in western Midland County, bordered to the west by Isabella County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36mi2, of which are land and 0.5sqmi, or 1.48%, are water.[1] The Salt River, a tributary of the Tittabawassee River and part of the Saginaw River watershed, flows across the township from west to east.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,137 people, 436 households, and 340 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 469 housing units at an average density of 13/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.09% African American, 0.79% Native American, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 436 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,908, and the median income for a family was $43,906. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,479. About 7.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.