Roxand Township is a
civil township of
Eaton County
Eaton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 109,175. The county seat is Charlotte. The county was organized in 1837 and was named for John Eaton, who was Secretary of War under ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 1,903 at the
2000 census and went down to 1,848 at the
2010 census.
Communities
*The
Village of Mulliken is within the township.
* Hoytville
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*Needmore is a tiny unincorporated community at the southeast corner of the township, along the boundary with Chester Township at near the intersection of Needmore Hwy and Wheaton Rd.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 United States Census
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,Asian
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, 0.74% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 658 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.17.
The township population contained 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,216, and the median income for a family was $56,513. Males had a median income of $41,600 versus $27,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,491. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Eaton County, Michigan
Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area
Townships in Michigan