Official Name: | Windsor Charter Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Charter township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label: | Windsor Charter 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: | Eaton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 90.8 |
Area Land Km2: | 89.3 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 7140 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Coordinates: | 42.6478°N -84.6583°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-87840[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627279 |
Website: | https://www.windsortownship.com/ |
Windsor Charter Township is a charter township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was organized as Windsor Township on March 16, 1842.[2] The population was 7,140 at the 2020 census,[3] up from 6,838 at the 2010 census.[4]
The village of Dimondale and the unincorporated community of West Windsor are within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.8km2, of which 89.3km2 is land and 1.5km2, or 1.65%, is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,340 people, 2,781 households, and 2,091 families residing in the township. The population density was 210.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,910 housing units at an average density of 83.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.04% White, 3.02% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.
There were 2,781 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,793, and the median income for a family was $65,851. Males had a median income of $45,160 versus $31,828 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,912. About 2.1% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.