Casnovia Township is a
civil township of
Muskegon County
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in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 2,793 at the
2020 census.
Geography
The township is the easternmost in Muskegon County, bordered to the north by
Newaygo County
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, to the east by
Kent County, and to the south by
Ottawa County. The center of the township is east of
Muskegon, the
county seat, and north-northwest of
Grand Rapids
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.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.44%, are water.
The township is drained by Crockery Creek, which flows southward across the west side of the township, running to the
Grand River south of
Nunica.
Communities
*The village of
Casnovia lies partially within the township on
M-46 and
M-37 at the eastern edge of the township.
*Bailey is an
unincorporated community on M-37 in the northeast corner of the township at .
The
ZIP code is 49303. Nearly all of northern Casnovia Township (which includes Bailey) is part of the
Grant Public School District
The Grant Public School District is a K–12 public school district located in Grant, Michigan. The district operates in the City of Grant, and the townships of Ashland, Bridgeton, Ensley, Grant, and portions of Casnovia, Garfield, Solon, ...
. A post office was established here in 1872.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,652 people, 881 households, and 702 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 955 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.34%
White, 0.38%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian
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, 3.39% from
other races, and 1.77% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 5.58% of the population.
There were 881 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were
married couples
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,711, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $37,458 versus $26,029 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $16,880. About 7.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
Notes
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Townships in Muskegon County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan