Charter Township of Green Oak, Michigan | |
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Charter township | |
Township Hall, Silver Lake Road
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°28′43″N 83°43′38″W / 42.47861°N 83.72722°WCoordinates: 42°28′43″N 83°43′38″W / 42.47861°N 83.72722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Livingston |
Area | |
• Total | 36.7 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
• Land | 34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2) |
• Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 15,618 |
• Density | 449.7/sq mi (173.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-35060 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626400 |
Green Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 17,476. In September 2005, the township board voted to incorporate as a charter township, becoming the second charter township in Livingston County.
The township has several unincorporated communities within its boundaries.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95 km2), of which 34.7 square miles (90 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) (5.50%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,618 people, 5,438 households, and 4,312 families residing in the township. The population density was 449.7 per square mile (173.6/km²). There were 5,772 housing units at an average density of 166.2 per square mile (64.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.92% White, 0.58% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 5,438 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.