Official Name: | Wright Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
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 |
Area Total Km2: | 94.0 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.7 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.4 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.3 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3190 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Elevation Ft: | 709 |
Coordinates: | 43.0756°N -85.8433°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 49403 (Conklin), 49404 (Coopersville), 49435 (Marne) |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-88820[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1627293 |
Website: | http://www.wrighttownship.com |
Wright Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,190 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.39%, is water.
I-96 passes through the southern part of the township with an exit about one mile east of Marne at junction with M-11, another at Marne, and another at the eastern edge of Coopersville.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,286 people, 1,037 households, and 826 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,082 housing units at an average density of 29.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.53% White, 0.27% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 2.59% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population.
There were 1,037 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,023, and the median income for a family was $56,389. Males had a median income of $39,360 versus $24,527 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,183. About 1.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.