Attica Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°0′54″N 83°9′36″W / 43.01500°N 83.16000°WCoordinates: 43°0′54″N 83°9′36″W / 43.01500°N 83.16000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Lapeer |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Al Ochadleus |
• Clerk | Nancy Herpolsheimer |
• Treasurer | Pam Mason |
Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
• Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,678 |
• Density | 130.8/sq mi (50.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48412 (Attica), 48428 (Dryden), 48444 (Imlay City), 48455 (Metamora) |
Area code(s) | 810 |
FIPS code | 26-04040 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625858 |
Website | http://atticatownship.org/ |
Attica Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,678 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (1.32%) is water. It is located at latitude 43°1'49" North, longitude 83°9'58" West.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,678 people, 1,602 households, and 1,291 families residing in the township. The population density was 130.8 per square mile (50.5/km²). There were 1,789 housing units at an average density of 50.0 per square mile (19.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.86% White, 0.13% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 1,602 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.4% 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 2.89 and the average family size was 3.21.