Greenbush Township, Clinton County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Greenbush Township is a civil township
of Clinton County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 2,115 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.68%) is water.
of 2000, there were 2,115 people, 743 households, and 621 families residing in the township. The population density
was 60.0 per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 759 housing units at an average density of 21.5 per square mile (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.77% White, 0.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races
, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 743 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.5% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,021, and the median income for a family was $57,721. Males had a median income of $40,391 versus $30,429 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $21,453. About 1.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Clinton County
Clinton County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,753 people, 23,653 households, and 17,976 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 24,630 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 2,115 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Communities
- Eureka is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township at 43°06′13"N 84°30′50"W. The Eureka post office, with ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
48833, provides PO box service for the community. The area was first settled in 1836 by John Ferdon, a member of the Rochester Colony, which also founded a settlement at Duplain in Duplain TownshipDuplain Township, MichiganDuplain Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,329 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* The village of Elsie is located within the township....
, adjacent to the east. Ferdon held land in both township. Before it was platPlatA plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
ted, the settlement was known as Williamsport, for pioneer settler Clark Williams; Barrington, for another settler J.A. Barrington; and Swizzletown, "which suggested the inhabitants were bibulous". It was platted in 1857 by Isaac Eagles and Mr. Barrington with the name Greenbush, after the township. A post office with that name had been established on January 29, 1844. On May 9, 1867, the post office and community were renamed Eureka, the name given by Edward Stark "as a place where he had found and others would find a fine place for doing business."
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (0.68%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,115 people, 743 households, and 621 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 60.0 per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 759 housing units at an average density of 21.5 per square mile (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.77% White, 0.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 743 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 14.5% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,021, and the median income for a family was $57,721. Males had a median income of $40,391 versus $30,429 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $21,453. About 1.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.