Wales Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°57′9″N 82°41′9″W / 42.95250°N 82.68583°WCoordinates: 42°57′9″N 82°41′9″W / 42.95250°N 82.68583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | St. Clair |
Organized | 1841 |
Area | |
• Total | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
• Land | 37.4 sq mi (96.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,986 |
• Density | 79.9/sq mi (30.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48027 (Goodells) |
FIPS code | 26-82900 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627207 |
Wales Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,986 at the 2000 census.
There are a few unincorporated communities with the Township:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.4 square miles (97 km2), of which 37.3 square miles (97 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.05%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,986 people, 1,025 households, and 835 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.9 per square mile (30.9/km²). There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of 28.4 per square mile (10.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.75% White, 3.25% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,025 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.