*** Welcome to piglix ***

Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan

Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan
Charter township
Grass Lake Township Offices
Grass Lake Township Offices
Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan
Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°15′17″N 84°12′2″W / 42.25472°N 84.20056°W / 42.25472; -84.20056Coordinates: 42°15′17″N 84°12′2″W / 42.25472°N 84.20056°W / 42.25472; -84.20056
Country United States
State Michigan
County Jackson
Area
 • Total 48.5 sq mi (125.6 km2)
 • Land 47.2 sq mi (122.2 km2)
 • Water 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Elevation 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,586
 • Density 97.2/sq mi (37.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49240
Area code(s) 517
FIPS code 26-34500
GNIS feature ID 1626388

Grass Lake Charter Township is a charter township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,586 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.5 square miles (126 km2), of which 47.2 square miles (122 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (2.68%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,586 people, 1,653 households, and 1,292 families residing in the township. The population density was 97.2 per square mile (37.5/km²). There were 1,804 housing units at an average density of 38.2 per square mile (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.50% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,653 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.0% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.00.


...
Wikipedia

...