Clinton Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Clinton Township Office
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°03′37″N 83°56′49″W / 42.06028°N 83.94694°WCoordinates: 42°03′37″N 83°56′49″W / 42.06028°N 83.94694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Lenawee |
Area | |
• Total | 18.1 sq mi (47.0 km2) |
• Land | 18.1 sq mi (46.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,624 |
• Density | 200.5/sq mi (77.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-16520 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626100 |
Clinton Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,624 at the 2000 census. The village of Clinton is located within the township.
Both the village and township are named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York from 1817 to 1823.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.1 square miles (47 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.39%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,624 people, 1,395 households, and 1,016 families residing in the township. The population density was 200.5 per square mile (77.4/km²). There were 1,448 housing units at an average density of 80.1 per square mile (30.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.19% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
There were 1,395 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.3% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.