Bangor Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°17′18″N 86°10′12″W / 42.28833°N 86.17000°WCoordinates: 42°17′18″N 86°10′12″W / 42.28833°N 86.17000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Van Buren |
Area | |
• Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.3 km2) |
• Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,121 |
• Density | 62.9/sq mi (24.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49013 |
Area code(s) | 269 |
FIPS code | 26-05160 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625880 |
Bangor Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,121. The City of Bangor is located in the northeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous. Bangor Township was organized in 1853.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (2.15%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,121 people, 727 households, and 564 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.9 per square mile (24.3/km²). There were 942 housing units at an average density of 27.9 per square mile (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 85.71% White, 3.96% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 6.46% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.06% of the population.
There were 727 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.