Bellevue Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°26′58″N 85°0′58″W / 42.44944°N 85.01611°WCoordinates: 42°26′58″N 85°0′58″W / 42.44944°N 85.01611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Eaton |
Area | |
• Total | 36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
• Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,144 |
• Density | 86.4/sq mi (33.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49021 |
Area code(s) | 269 |
FIPS code | 26-07080 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625910 |
Bellevue Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,150.
The Village of Bellevue is located within the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.4 square miles (94 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.55%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,144 people, 1,161 households, and 895 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.4 per square mile (33.4/km²). There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of 33.3 per square mile (12.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.72% White, 0.48% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.
There were 1,161 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.09.