Springfield Township is a
civil township
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of
Kalkaska County
Kalkaska County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,939. The county seat is Kalkaska.
Kalkaska County is included in the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Although it is locat ...
in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. The population was 1,562 at the
2020 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 (1.38%) is water.
The
Manistee River
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flows east to west through the south of the township.
Long Lake is the biggest lake within the township.
The
village
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of
Fife Lake lies just west of Springfield Township, in
Grand Traverse County. A sliver of the eponymous
Fife Lake is within the western edge of the township.
Fife Lake Township: General Township Information
Accessed 15 Dec 2022.
Adjacent townships
* Boardman Township (north)
* Orange Township (northeast)
* Garfield Township (east)
* Pioneer Township, Missaukee County (southeast)
* Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County (south)
* Liberty Township, Wexford County (southwest)
* Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County (west)
* Union Township, Grand Traverse County (northwest)
Major highway
* clips the extreme northwest corner of Springfield Township, entering from the west and exiting to the north.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.47% African American
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, 0.79% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander
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, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 458 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,667, and the median income for a family was $42,647. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $20,855 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $15,666. About 8.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Kalkaska County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan
Traverse City micropolitan area