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Dexter Township, Michigan



 
 
Dexter Township is a civil township
Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county . Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy vary based on each U.S....
 of Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 5,248 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
. The nearby village of Dexter
Dexter, Michigan

Dexter is a village in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The majority of the village is in the northwest corner of Scio Township, Michigan with a small portion in Webster Township, Michigan....
 is not connected with the township and is located to the southeast.


rding to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86.2 kmē), of which, 30.8 square miles (79.7 kmē) of it is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 kmē) of it (7.54%) is water.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 5,248 people, 1,863 households, and 1,488 families residing in the township.






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Dexter Township is a civil township
Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county . Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy vary based on each U.S....
 of Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 5,248 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
. The nearby village of Dexter
Dexter, Michigan

Dexter is a village in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The majority of the village is in the northwest corner of Scio Township, Michigan with a small portion in Webster Township, Michigan....
 is not connected with the township and is located to the southeast.

Communities

  • Dover is a mostly historical settlement on the Huron River
    Huron River (Michigan)

    The Huron River is the name of three different rivers in the U.S. state of Michigan and had previously been the name for the Clinton River.----...
     in the northeast part of the township at Also known as Dover Mills, it was settled in 1833 and given a post office named Bass Lake on August 30, 1849, with Mises Y. Hood as the first postmaster. In 1882, Thomas Birkett established the Birkett Manufacturing Company here and the post office was renamed Birkett on March 29, 1882, with Thomas Birkett as the first postmaster. The office continued until October 14, 1893.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the township has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86.2 kmē), of which, 30.8 square miles (79.7 kmē) of it is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 kmē) of it (7.54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 5,248 people, 1,863 households, and 1,488 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density

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 was 170.6 per square mile (65.9/kmē). There were 2,168 housing units at an average density of 70.5/sq mi (27.2/kmē). The racial makeup of the township was 97.52% White, 0.38% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 1,863 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,085, and the median income for a family was $81,510. Males had a median income of $57,596 versus $34,219 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the township was $30,164. About 0.8% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.