Orleans Township is a

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Ionia County Ionia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,804. The county seat is Ionia. The Ionia County Courthouse was designed by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. ...

in the

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. The population was 2,736 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.99%) is water.

Communities

*Chadwick was a community started by Charles Chadwick in 1856. When the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad was built in 1872 Chadwick got a depot on the railroad located here. It had a post office from 1872 until 1907.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,736 people, 985 households, and 743 families residing in the township. The

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was 77.0 per square mile (29.7/km). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 32.9 per square mile (12.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.32%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.44% from

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, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. There were 985 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% 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 3.11. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,665, and the median income for a family was $46,488. Males had a median income of $36,326 versus $24,360 for females. The

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for the township was $17,425. About 7.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the

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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Ionia County, Michigan Grand Rapids metropolitan area Townships in Michigan