Charleston Township, Michigan
| Charlton Township, Michigan | |
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 Charlton Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°16′54″N 85°21′30″W / 42.28167°N 85.35833°WCoordinates: 42°16′54″N 85°21′30″W / 42.28167°N 85.35833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,813 |
| • Density | 52.0/sq mi (20.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-14720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626059 |
Charleston Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census recorded a population of 1,975.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (2.05%) is water.
A section of the township was settled in 1833 by Robert Burdick and three of his married sons who had migrated from Otsego County, New York. It was known as Burdick Settlement.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,813 people, 679 households, and 533 families residing in the township. The population density was 52.0 per square mile (20.1/km²). There were 708 housing units at an average density of 20.3 per square mile (7.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.47% White, 0.55% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 679 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.98.
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