Milford Township is a
charter township
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of
Oakland County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan. The population was 15,736 at the
2010 census.
The village of
Milford is located within the township.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.37%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 15,271 people, 5,470 households, and 4,261 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,650 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.47%
White, 0.43%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslav ...
, 0.28%
Native American, 0.46%
Asian, 0.29% from
other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 5,470 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were
married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,672, and the median income for a family was $78,463. Males had a median income of $60,075 versus $32,619 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $29,913. About 3.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Charter Township of Milford
{{Metro Detroit
Townships in Oakland County, Michigan
Charter townships in Michigan
Metro Detroit