Scipio Township, Michigan

Scipio Township, Michigan
Township
Scipio Township, Michigan

Location within the state of Michigan

Coordinates: 42°2′11″N 84°39′40″W / 42.03639°N 84.66111°W / 42.03639; -84.66111Coordinates: 42°2′11″N 84°39′40″W / 42.03639°N 84.66111°W / 42.03639; -84.66111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Hillsdale
Area
  Total 29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2)
  Land 29.3 sq mi (75.9 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation 1,070 ft (326 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,822
  Density 62.1/sq mi (24.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 26-71980[1]
GNIS feature ID 1627052[2]

Scipio Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,822 at the 2000 census.

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76 km2), of which 29.3 square miles (76 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,822 people, 619 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km²). There were 660 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 0.22% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 619 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,065. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,850 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,427. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

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