Seneca Township is a
civil township
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of
Lenawee County
Lenawee County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 99,423. The county seat is Adrian. The county was created in 1822, from territory partitioned from Monroe County. Its g ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. The population was 1,303 at the
2000 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.15%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,303 people, 469 households, and 363 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 489 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 95.78%
White
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, 0.23%
African American
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, 1.00%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 2.38% from
other races, and 0.54% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.60% of the population.
There were 469 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were
married couples
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,107, and the median income for a family was $47,596. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $21,848 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $17,758. About 2.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Lenawee County government siteComplete text of ''History of Lenawee County'' published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society
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Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan