Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon County, Michigan

Cedar Creek Township, Michigan
Township
Cedar Creek Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°20′31″N 86°5′44″W / 43.34194°N 86.09556°WCoordinates: 43°20′31″N 86°5′44″W / 43.34194°N 86.09556°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Muskegon
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (93.8 km^2)
• Land	35.2 sq mi (91.2 km^2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km^2)
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,186
• Density	88.0/sq mi (34.0/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-14100[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626047[2]

Cedar Creek Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (2.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,109 people, 1,180 households, and 857 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.3 per square mile (34.1/km²). There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of 37.0 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.30% White, 1.22% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population.

There were 1,180 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% 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 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,179, and the median income for a family was $41,944. Males had a median income of $35,504 versus $26,636 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,775. About 10.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon County, Michigan