Day Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°20′35″N 85°2′3″W / 43.34306°N 85.03417°WCoordinates: 43°20′35″N 85°2′3″W / 43.34306°N 85.03417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Montcalm |
Area | |
• Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
• Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,282 |
• Density | 36.4/sq mi (14.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 48829 (Edmore), 48852 (McBrides), 48888 (Stanton), 48891 (Vestaburg) |
FIPS code | 26-19920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626161 |
Day Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,282.
The Mid Michigan Motorplex, formerly known as the Central Michigan Dragway, is located within the township. [1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which 35.2 square miles (91 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.20%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,282 people, 461 households, and 366 families residing in the township. The population density was 36.4 per square mile (14.1/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.49% White, 0.23% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 461 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.08.