Blair Township, Michigan
| Blair Township, Michigan | |
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 Blair Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 44°39′18″N 85°38′48″W / 44.65500°N 85.64667°WCoordinates: 44°39′18″N 85°38′48″W / 44.65500°N 85.64667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,209 |
| • Density | 181.0/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-08880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625945 |
Blair Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and a suburb of Traverse City. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 8,209, a significant increase from 6,448 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.95%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,448 people, 2,295 households, and 1,684 families residing in the township. The population density was 181.0 per square mile (69.9/km²). There were 2,482 housing units at an average density of 69.7 per square mile (26.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.70% White, 0.25% African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.
There were 2,295 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.
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