Newberg Township is a

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of Cass County in the

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. The population was 1,632 at the 2010 census.

Communities

* Corey is an

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on M-60 near the eastern boundary with Fabius Township in St. Joseph County at . Corey was

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ted by Amanda Weatherwax in 1872. It was named for Corey Lake approximately to the northeast in St. Joseph County. Corey Lake had been named for Joshua B. Corey who had settled there circa 1840. A post office opened May 20, 1872, with Hazen W. Brown as its first postmaster. The post office closed on November 15, 1930. A station on the

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called "Corey's Station" opened in 1871. * Dyer was an unincorporated community centered on a railroad station opened in 1871. * Jones is an unincorporated community at the intersection of M-40 and M-60 at approximately east of Cassopolis. The first settlers were John Bair in 1831, who settled on Bair Lake, and Daniel Driskel in 1833, who settled on Driskels Lake which was named for Daniel Driskel. The first business structure was built by H. Meskell in 1870 on land owned by William D. Jones. Jones

ted the community in 1875. A

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named "Newberg" opened on August 4, 1837. The name changed to "Newburgh" on December 24, 1861, and to "Jones" on December 19, 1881. E.H. Jones, the son of William, was its first postmaster. The Jones

with ZIP code 49061 continues to serve large portions of Newberg Township and Porter Township along with a small area of southeast Calvin Township.49061 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map
, American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.71%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,703 people, 648 households, and 458 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 781 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 94.66%

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, 1.94%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.94%

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, 0.35% from

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, and 1.82% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.29% of the population. There were 648 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% 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 3.14. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $43,466, and the median income for a family was $51,553. Males had a median income of $34,565 versus $24,917 for females. The

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for the township was $18,078. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Newberg Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Cass County, Michigan South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area Townships in Michigan

Communities

Geography

Demographics

See also

References

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