Grant Township is a
civil township of
Mecosta County
Mecosta County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 39,714. The county seat is Big Rapids.
The county is named after Chief Mecosta, the leader of the Potawatomi Native American trib ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. As of the
2020 census, the township population was 702.
Geography
The township is in northern Mecosta County and is bordered to the north by
Osceola County. The
Muskegon River forms the northwest border of the township. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.05%, are water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 680 people, 274 households, and 198 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 338 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.21%
White, 0.59%
African American, 0.59%
Native American, 0.29% from
other races, and 1.32% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 274 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,071, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $30,972 versus $22,000 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $17,886. About 5.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan