East Bay Township, Michigan
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East Bay Charter Township is a charter township
Charter township
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township is a township that has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediary in...

 of Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
-Air service:*Grand Traverse County is served by Cherry Capital Airport, which is located near Traverse City.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 77,654 people, 30,396 households, and 20,730 families residing in the county. The population density was 167 people per square mile . ...

 in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. The population was 9,919 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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.

The northern portion of the township is adjacent to Traverse City
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...

 and is part of that city's urban area. The southern portion remains largely rural, with many small lakes.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 42.3 square miles (109.6 km²), of which, 39.9 square miles (103.3 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it (5.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 9,919 people, 3,694 households, and 2,737 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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 was 248.6 per square mile (96.0/km²). There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of 108.7 per square mile (42.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.31% White, 0.22% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races
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, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 3,694 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,569, and the median income for a family was $54,250. Males had a median income of $34,118 versus $23,580 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the township was $21,427. About 1.9% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

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