Zeeland Charter Township is a
charter township
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that ...
of
Ottawa County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 9,971 at the
2010 census. As of the 2017 census estimates, the population was 11,077.
Communities
* The city of
Zeeland is located at the western edge of the township and is administratively autonomous.
* Drenthe is an
unincorporated community in the southeast part of the township at . It was named for the province of
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
in the
Netherlands, and is primarily an agricultural community. It was founded in 1847 and had a post office from 1877 until 1907.
* Vriesland is an unincorporated community in the township at .
It was named for the province of
Friesland in the Netherlands.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,613 people, 2,523 households, and 2,089 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,604 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 91.87%
White, 0.62%
African American, 0.38%
Native American, 1.81%
Asian
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, 3.80% from
other races, and 1.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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of any race were 6.32% of the population.
There were 2,523 households, out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were
married couples
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the township the population was spread out, with 34.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,079, and the median income for a family was $57,423. Males had a median income of $41,522 versus $26,283 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $19,295. About 5.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
The township is home to Ottawa Executive Airport, a privately-owned airport used for general aviation.
References
External links
Zeeland Charter Township
{{Cities of Ottawa County, Michigan
Townships in Ottawa County, Michigan
Charter townships in Michigan