Union Township, Branch County, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Union Township is a civil township
of Branch County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 3,121 at the 2000 census
.
The village of Union City
is the only incorporated municipality in the township. The only other settlement in the primarily agricultural township is the unincorporated community of Hodunk, situated on the boundary with adjacent Girard Township
near the junction of Hog Creek and the Coldwater River
. Hodunk is at 42°00′53"N 85°03′42"W. The FIPS place code is 38580.
passes through the northwest corner of the township. The St. Joseph River
flows though Union City and the township just south of M-60. The entire township is drained by various tributaries of the St. Joseph, the largest being the Coldwater River, which flows into the St. Joseph at Union City.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the township has a total area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.
of 2000, there were 3,121 people, 1,184 households, and 837 families residing in the township. The population density
was 87.4 per square mile (33.7/km²). There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of 35.8 per square mile (13.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.51% White, 0.38% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.38% from other races
, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 1,184 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,990, and the median income for a family was $43,145. Males had a median income of $33,531 versus $22,059 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $17,203. About 6.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Branch County
Branch County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 45,787 people, 16,349 households, and 11,575 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 19,822 housing units at an average density of 39 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 3,121 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...
.
The village of Union City
Union City, Michigan
Union City is a village in Branch and Calhoun counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located mostly within Union Township in Branch County, it sits at the junction of the Coldwater and St. Joseph rivers; the Calhoun County portion lies within that county's Burlington Township. It is part of the...
is the only incorporated municipality in the township. The only other settlement in the primarily agricultural township is the unincorporated community of Hodunk, situated on the boundary with adjacent Girard Township
Girard Township, Michigan
Girard Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,916....
near the junction of Hog Creek and the Coldwater River
Coldwater River (Branch County)
Coldwater River is a stream in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Branch County, the river rises in Ovid Township at as the outflow of Coldwater Lake. Flowing north and west, it is joined by the outflow from the Lake of the Woods and continus north for several miles...
. Hodunk is at 42°00′53"N 85°03′42"W. The FIPS place code is 38580.
Geography
M-60M-60 (Michigan highway)
M-60 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Niles area at a junction with US Highway 12 to the Jackson area where it ends at Interstate 94 . The trunkline passes through a mix of farm fields and woodlands, crosses or runs along several rivers and...
passes through the northwest corner of the township. The St. Joseph River
St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)
The St. Joseph River is a river, approximately long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan...
flows though Union City and the township just south of M-60. The entire township is drained by various tributaries of the St. Joseph, the largest being the Coldwater River, which flows into the St. Joseph at Union City.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²), of which, 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,121 people, 1,184 households, and 837 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 87.4 per square mile (33.7/km²). There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of 35.8 per square mile (13.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.51% White, 0.38% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.38% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 1,184 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,990, and the median income for a family was $43,145. Males had a median income of $33,531 versus $22,059 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 $17,203. About 6.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.