Ford River Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°40′0″N 87°10′43″W / 45.66667°N 87.17861°WCoordinates: 45°40′0″N 87°10′43″W / 45.66667°N 87.17861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Delta |
Area | |
• Total | 65.3 sq mi (169.0 km2) |
• Land | 64.8 sq mi (167.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,054 |
• Density | 31.7/sq mi (12.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-29380 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626292 |
Ford River Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,054 at the 2010 census, down from 2,241 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.3 square miles (169 km2), of which 64.8 square miles (168 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.69%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,241 people, 909 households, and 675 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.6 per square mile (13.4/km²). There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of 16.9 per square mile (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.52% White, 0.13% African American, 1.52% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 909 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.84.