Union Township is a
civil township of
Branch County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 2,868 at the
2010 census.
The village of
Union City is the only incorporated municipality in the township. The only other settlement in the primarily agricultural township is the
unincorporated community of Hodunk, situated on the boundary with adjacent
Girard Township near the junction of Hog Creek and the
Coldwater River. Hodunk is at . The
FIPS place code is 38580.
Geography
M-60 passes through the northwest corner of the township. The
St. Joseph River flows through Union City and the township just south of M-60. The entire township is drained by various tributaries of the St. Joseph, the largest being the Coldwater River, which flows into the St. Joseph at Union City.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.55%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,121 people, 1,184 households, and 837 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.51%
White, 0.38%
African American, 0.51%
Native American, 0.32%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.38% from
other races, and 1.89% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 1,184 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% 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, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,990, and the median income for a family was $43,145. Males had a median income of $33,531 versus $22,059 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $17,203. About 6.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Branch County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan