Roxand Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Roxand Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Eaton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:94.6
Area Land Km2:94.5
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:36.5
Area Land Sq Mi:36.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1748
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern
Elevation M:271
Elevation Ft:889
Coordinates:42.7353°N -84.9042°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-70020[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627010

Roxand Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census, and went down to 1,748 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5sqmi, of which 36.5sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census,[1] there were 1,903 people, 658 households, and 529 families in the township. The population density was 52.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 690 housing units at an average density of 18.9 per square mile (7.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.90% White, 0.37% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 658 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.17.

The township population contained 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,216, and the median income for a family was $56,513. Males had a median income of $41,600 versus $27,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,491. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. US Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-26 . data.census.gov.
  3. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eaton+County,+MI/@42.5960207,-84.9780777,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8822a585a901a245:0xed6e2ecad8668e2f!8m2!3d42.5886496!4d-84.7733325 Eaton County MI Google Maps (accessed 30 September 2018)