Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan

Liberty Township, Michigan
Township
Liberty Township, Michigan

Location within the state of Michigan

Coordinates: 44°28′6″N 85°24′0″W / 44.46833°N 85.40000°W / 44.46833; -85.40000Coordinates: 44°28′6″N 85°24′0″W / 44.46833°N 85.40000°W / 44.46833; -85.40000
Country United States
State Michigan
County Wexford
Area
 • Total 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Land 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 861
 • Density 23.6/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-47380[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626614[2]

Liberty Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 861.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.6 km²), of which 36.5 square miles (94.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.05%) is water.

Demographics[3]

As of the census of 2010, there were 861 people, 406 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.6 per square mile (8.5/km²). The housing density was 11.1 per square mile (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.3% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, and 2.6% were two or more races.

25.0%% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,864, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $28,162 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,612. About 5.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan
  3. ↑ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Community Facts". factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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