Valley Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Valley Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label:Valley Township
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:Allegan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:93.2
Area Land Km2:85.3
Area Water Km2:7.9
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2221
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:201
Elevation Ft:659
Coordinates:42.5547°N -85.9567°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-81580[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627188

Valley Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.2km2, of which 85.3km2 is land and 7.9km2, or 8.50%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,831 people, 680 households, and 531 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 775 housing units at an average density of 23.5 per square mile (9.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.74% White, 1.91% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 680 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,672, and the median income for a family was $52,893. Males had a median income of $36,026 versus $27,278 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,990. About 4.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Valley township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 13 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Valley township, Allegan County, Michigan. https://archive.today/20200212143229/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600581580. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 10, 2013.