Genoa Charter Township, Michigan | |
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Charter township | |
Genoa Township Hall, Dorr Rd.
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°33′32.35″N 83°49′49.22″W / 42.5589861°N 83.8303389°WCoordinates: 42°33′32.35″N 83°49′49.22″W / 42.5589861°N 83.8303389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Livingston |
Area | |
• Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
• Land | 34.3 sq mi (88.7 km2) |
• Water | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 15,901 |
• Density | 464.2/sq mi (179.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-31860 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626345 |
Genoa Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 15,901.
Genoa Township was organized in 1837.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which 34.2 square miles (89 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (5.78%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,901 people, 5,839 households, and 4,560 families residing in the township. The population density was 464.2 per square mile (179.3/km²). There were 6,346 housing units at an average density of 185.3 per square mile (71.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.30% White, 0.19% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 5,839 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.