Hartford Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°12′1″N 86°10′26″W / 42.20028°N 86.17389°WCoordinates: 42°12′1″N 86°10′26″W / 42.20028°N 86.17389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Van Buren |
Area | |
• Total | 33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2) |
• Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,159 |
• Density | 93.7/sq mi (36.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49057 |
Area code(s) | 269 |
FIPS code | 26-36980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626445 |
Hartford Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census. The City of Hartford is located within the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles (88 km2), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.35%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,159 people, 1,095 households, and 830 families residing in the township. The population density was 93.7 per square mile (36.2/km²). There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 35.1 per square mile (13.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.05% White, 0.47% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 8.90% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.51% of the population.
There were 1,095 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.