Blackman Charter Township is a

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of Jackson County in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 24,051. The

Michigan State Prison Michigan State Prison or Jackson State Prison, which opened in 1839, was the first prison in Michigan. After 150 years, the prison was divided, starting in 1988, into four distinct prisons, still in Jackson: the Parnall Correctional Facility which ...

was partly located within the township. Four smaller state institutions currently occupy the former state prison grounds within the township. The township is also the junction of four major highways:

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, M-50, M-60 and

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.60%) is water. Blackman Charter Township is in central Jackson County and is bordered to the south by the city of

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, the

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is to the east, and

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is to the west, both by Interstate 94.

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, the state capital, is to the north via US-127. It encompasses most of the

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T2S R1W. The township is drained by the Grand River, which flows from south to north through the township center, and its tributaries. Rod Mills Park is located in Blackman Township and includes hiking trails, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a playground area, picnic tables and grills.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 22,800 people, 6,658 households, and 4,187 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 6,921 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 79.46%

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, 17.24%

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, 0.38% Native American, 0.57%

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, 0.02%

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, 1.10% from

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, and 1.23% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.47% of the population. There were 6,658 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were

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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91. In the township the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 172.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 191.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,286, and the median income for a family was $47,966. Males had a median income of $36,482 versus $26,795 for females. The

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for the township was $18,708. About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The

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operates several correctional facilities in the township.Blackman township, Jackson County, Michigan
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. Retrieved on August 13, 2011. They include the

Cooper Street Correctional Facility The Cooper Street Correctional Facility is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. The facility was created from the former grounds of the ...

, the Cotton Correctional Facility, the Charles Egeler Reception & Guidance Center (reception center for new male prisoners), and the

Parnall Correctional Facility The Parnall Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) oversees prisons and the paro ...

.Parnall Correctional Facility (SMT)
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. Retrieved on August 13, 2011. "1780 E. Parnall Jackson, MI 49201"

References

External links

Blackman Charter Township official website
{{Authority control Townships in Jackson County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1857 1857 establishments in Michigan