Galien Township, Michigan

Galien Township, Michigan
Township
Galien Township Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 41°47′N 86°31′W / 41.783°N 86.517°WCoordinates: 41°47′N 86°31′W / 41.783°N 86.517°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Berrien
Area
• Total	22.0 sq mi (57.1 km^2)
• Land	22.0 sq mi (56.9 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,452
• Density	66/sq mi (25.5/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49113
Area code(s)	269
FIPS code	26-31320[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626331[2]

Galien Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,452.^[3] The village of Galien is located within the township.

The township is in the south central portion of the county. Three Oaks Township is to the west and northwest, Weesaw Township to the north, Buchanan Township to the northeast, and Bertrand Township to the east. Indiana is to the south, with Olive Township in St. Joseph County to the southeast and Hudson Township in LaPorte County to the southwest.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Galien Township has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.1 km²), of which 22.0 square miles (56.9 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.35%, is water.^[3]

US 12 passes through the northern part of the township. A branch of the Galien River flows northwest through the township.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,611 people, 619 households, and 448 families residing in the township. The population density was 73.0 per square mile (28.2/km²). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 30.8 per square mile (11.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.46% White, 0.50% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 619 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township, the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,434, and the median income for a family was $44,706. Males had a median income of $35,337 versus $19,637 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,850. About 5.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galien Township, Michigan
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Galien township, Berrien County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

External links

• Galien Township Public Library