Ravenna Township is a
civil township of
Muskegon County
Muskegon County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
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in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. As of the
2020 census, the population was 2,962,
up from 2,905 in
2010
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. The
village of Ravenna is located within the township.
Geography
The township is in southeastern Muskegon County, bordered to the south and east by
Ottawa County. The village of Ravenna is in the northeast part of the township.
Muskegon, the
county seat, is to the west, and
Grand Rapids
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is to the southeast.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.57%, are water.
The township is drained by Crockery Creek, which passes through the village of Ravenna and flows southwest to join the
Grand River south of
Nunica.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,856 people, 1,004 households, and 797 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,044 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.95%
White, 0.32%
African American, 0.32%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian
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, 1.51% from
other races, and 0.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 3.05% of the population.
There were 1,004 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were
married couples
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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,315, and the median income for a family was $49,113. Males had a median income of $38,429 versus $25,903 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,440. About 6.4% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Muskegon County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan