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Delta Charter Township, Michigan

Charter Township of Delta
Charter township
Official seal of Charter Township of Delta
Seal
Charter Township of Delta is located in Michigan
Charter Township of Delta
Charter Township of Delta
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°43′37″N 84°39′36″W / 42.72694°N 84.66000°W / 42.72694; -84.66000
Country United States
State Michigan
County Eaton
Settled 1837
Organization 1842
Government
 • Type Supervisor-Board of Trustees
 • Supervisor Kenneth R. Fletcher (D)
Area
 • Total 33.21 sq mi (86.0 km2)
 • Land 32.46 sq mi (84.1 km2)
 • Water 0.74 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation 860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 32,408
 • Estimate (2014) 32,921
 • Density 998.2/sq mi (385.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48917
Area code(s) 517
FIPS code 26-21520
GNIS feature ID 1626175
Website http://www.deltami.gov/

Delta Charter Township, officially known as the Charter Township of Delta and commonly known as simply Delta Township, is a charter township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 32,408 making it the most populous municipality in Eaton County. The township operates its own fire department, but contracts with the Eaton County Sheriff Department for police protection. The township is a major community in metropolitan Lansing.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.2 square miles (86 km2), of which 32.4 square miles (84 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (2.30%) is water.

Since 2000, the township has entered into four 425 Agreements with the neighboring city of Lansing, which has resulted in the temporary transfer of 1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2) of land to Lansing. The agreements facilitated the construction of the Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant as well as three auto suppliers.

As of the census of 2010, there were 32,408 people, 14,201 households, and 8,572 families residing in the township. The population density was 998.3 per square mile (385.3/km²). There were 15,186 housing units at an average density of 467.8 per square mile (180.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 76.8% White, 11.6% African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population.


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