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Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township
Charter township

A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. In Michigan, as in other states with like systems , a civil township is an administrative division of a county, which is an administrative division of the state....
 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"....
. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 49,182. The city of Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 22,362....
 is bounded by the township on the west, south, and east, but is administratively autonomous.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 31.8 square mile
Square mile

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s (82.2 kmē). 30.1 square miles (78.1 kmē) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 kmē) of it (5.04%) is water.

f 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 49,182 people, 20,194 households, and 12,338 families residing in the township.






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Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township
Charter township

A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. In Michigan, as in other states with like systems , a civil township is an administrative division of a county, which is an administrative division of the state....
 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"....
. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 49,182. The city of Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 22,362....
 is bounded by the township on the west, south, and east, but is administratively autonomous.

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 31.8 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (82.2 kmē). 30.1 square miles (78.1 kmē) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 kmē) of it (5.04%) 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 49,182 people, 20,194 households, and 12,338 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,631.4 per square mile (629.8/kmē). There were 21,196 housing units at an average density of 703.1 per square mile (271.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the township was 67.51% White, 25.47% African American, 0.49% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 3.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.80% of the population.

There were 20,194 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% 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, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 29.7% 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 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,460, and the median income for a family was $55,131. Males had a median income of $41,298 versus $29,732 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 $22,970. About 8.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

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