Tallmadge Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Tallmadge Charter Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Charter township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Ottawa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:85.5
Area Land Km2:84.0
Area Water Km2:1.5
Area Total Sq Mi:33.0
Area Land Sq Mi:32.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:8802
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:42.99°N -85.8383°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:49404 (Coopersville,
49430 (Lamont, P.O. Box),
49435 (Marne),
49544 (Walker)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-77980[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627150
Website:http://www.tallmadge.com/

Tallmadge Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,802 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.76%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,881 people, 2,283 households, and 1,869 families residing in the township. The population density was 212.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,369 housing units at an average density of 73.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.83% White, 0.31% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 2,283 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $59,205, and the median income for a family was $65,086. Males had a median income of $45,847 versus $29,434 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,957. About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% 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 . 2024-04-21 . data.census.gov.
  3. Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 197
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup
  6. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49404&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49404 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  7. https://archive.today/20120927093101/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49435&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49435 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
  8. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49544&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49544 5-Digit ZCTA, 495 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder