Woodhull Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Woodhull Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Woodhull Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shiawassee
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Kay Nickols
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Sandy Winans
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1838
Area Total Sq Mi:27.39
Area Land Sq Mi:25.52
Area Water Sq Mi:1.87
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3687
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:269
Elevation Ft:883
Coordinates:42.81°N -84.3253°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48840 (Haslett)
48848 (Laingsburg)
48872 (Perry)
48882 (Shaftsburg)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-88400[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1627288

Woodhull Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census.[2]

Woodhull Township as organized in 1838.[3]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.4sqmi, of which 27.1sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (1.17%) is water.[5]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,850 people, 1,390 households, and 1,124 families residing in the township. The population density was 142sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,441 housing units at an average density of 53.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% White, 0.26% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 1,390 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,658, and the median income for a family was $67,903. Males had a median income of $50,157 versus $36,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,310. About 3.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% 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: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. News: County Also Marks 150 . The Argus-Press . July 1, 1986 . 4 May 2015 . Epstein, Michael . F11.
  4. http://shiawasseehistory.com/location.html{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. Web site: September 2012 . Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . June 1, 2020 . . . 42 Michigan . PDF.