Springville Township, Michigan

Springville Township, Michigan
Township
Location of Springville Township in Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wexford
Area
• Total	35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,673
• Density	51.1/sq mi (19.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-75940Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1627114

Springville Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• The village of Mesick is in the northeast of the township, at the junction of M-37, M-115, and M-42.
• Yuma is a small unincorporated community in the south of the township at 44°20′48″N 85°45′17″W.
• Sherman is a small unincorporated community at the northeast corner of the township on M-37.

Geography

The Manistee River flows from the northeast to the southwest through the township. The Hodenpyl Dam Pond on the Manistee stretches several miles through the central portion of the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.3 km²), of which, 32.7 square miles (84.7 km²) of it is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it (8.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 635 households, and 452 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.1 per square mile (19.7/km²). There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.53% White, 0.30% African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 635 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $28,821, and the median income for a family was $32,098. Males had a median income of $26,908 versus $20,729 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,857. About 11.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.