Charter Township of Genesee Genesee Charter Township |
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Charter township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°5′48″N 83°38′45″W / 43.09667°N 83.64583°WCoordinates: 43°5′48″N 83°38′45″W / 43.09667°N 83.64583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Genesee |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Steve Fuhr |
• Clerk | Wayne Bates |
• Treasurer | Todd Sorensen |
• Trustee | Thomas Jean |
• Trustee | Richard Burrus |
Area | |
• Total | 30.4 sq mi (78.7 km2) |
• Land | 29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) 3.26% |
Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 21,581 |
• Density | 820.8/sq mi (316.9/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48437 (Genesee) 48506 (Flint) |
Area code(s) | 810 |
FIPS code | 26-31800 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626342 |
Website | http://geneseetwp.com/ |
Genesee Charter Township is a charter township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,581 at the 2010 census, down from 24,125 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.4 square miles (79 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (3.26%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 24,125 people, 9,203 households, and 6,616 families residing in the township. The population density was 820.8 per square mile (316.9/km²). There were 9,936 housing units at an average density of 338.0 per square mile (130.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.90% White, 8.18% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.
There were 9,203 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.