Orient Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Orient Township is a civil township
of Osceola County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 803 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km²), of which, 34.8 square miles (90.1 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.
of 2000, there were 803 people, 318 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density
was 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.37% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 318 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples
living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,024, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $23,214 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $14,931. About 10.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
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of Osceola County
Osceola County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,197 people, 8,861 households, and 6,415 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile . There were 12,853 housing units at an average density of 23 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 803 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...
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Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities:- Sears is a small farming community in the northwest part of the township, between US 10U.S. Route 10U.S. Route 10 is an east–west United States highway formed in 1926. Though it never became the cross-country highway suggested by the "0" as the last digit of its route number, U.S...
and the railroad lineCSX TransportationCSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
, originally built the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway (later the Pere Marquette RailwayPere Marquette RailwayThe Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The railroad had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago.The company was...
. It has a medium-sized AmishAmishThe Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
community along with their stores and farms. The Sears post office serves 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...
49679, which covers most of Orient Township and the eastern half of Sylvan TownshipSylvan Township, Osceola County, MichiganSylvan Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,033 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
to the north along with a small portion of eastern Evart TownshipEvart Township, MichiganEvart Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The city of Evart is located on the northern edge of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
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Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km²), of which, 34.8 square miles (90.1 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 803 people, 318 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.37% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 318 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% 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, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,024, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $23,214 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 $14,931. About 10.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.