Park Township is a
civil township of
St. Joseph County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 2,699 at the
2000 census.
The township was originally part of
Flowerfield Township and was set off as a separate township in 1838.
Communities
*Fishers Lake was a settlement established in 1834.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km), of which 35.1 square miles (90.9 km) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.7 km) (1.87%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,699 people, 996 households, and 769 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,131 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.00%
White, 2.37%
African American, 0.48%
Native American, 0.52%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.67% from
other races, and 1.96% 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;
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of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 996 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were
married couples
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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.2% 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 2.63 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,173, and the median income for a family was $51,425. Males had a median income of $39,632 versus $26,806 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $21,045. About 5.0% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in St. Joseph County, Michigan
1838 establishments in Michigan
Townships in Michigan