Kochville Township is a
general law township of
Saginaw County
Saginaw County, officially the County of Saginaw, is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully orga ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 5,078 at the
2010 census. It is the home of
Saginaw Valley State University.
Communities
*Kochville is an
unincorporated community in the Township at Liberty and Michigan Roads.
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J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007. German-born Frederick Charles Koch settled here in 1849, and the township was named for him when organized in 1856. On May 15, 1890, the settlement was given a post office named "Phillips", after its first postmaster, David Phillips. The office was renamed Kochville on May 23, 1892, and continued until closing on January 31, 1901.
*
Lawndale is an unincorporated community on the boundary between Kochville Township and
Saginaw Township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,241 people, 950 households, and 612 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 990 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 88.43%
White, 6.39%
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 2.07%
Asian
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** 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 ...
, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.36% from
other races, and 1.51% 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 3.42% of the population.
There were 950 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% 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, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% 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 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 36.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,545, and the median income for a family was $53,333. Males had a median income of $40,518 versus $20,859 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $16,312. About 8.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Kochville Township Government
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Townships in Saginaw County, Michigan
1856 establishments in Michigan
Populated places established in 1856
Townships in Michigan