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Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan

Hope Township, Michigan
Township
Hope Township is located in Michigan
Hope Township
Hope Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°33′6″N 85°22′31″W / 42.55167°N 85.37528°W / 42.55167; -85.37528Coordinates: 42°33′6″N 85°22′31″W / 42.55167°N 85.37528°W / 42.55167; -85.37528
Country United States
State Michigan
County Barry
Area
 • Total 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land 32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2)
 • Water 3.6 sq mi (9.4 km2)
Elevation 974 ft (297 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,239
 • Density 100/sq mi (38.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49035 (Cloverdale, PO Box only),
49046 (Delton),
49050 (Dowling),
49058 (Hastings)
FIPS code 26-39120
GNIS feature ID 1626488
Website www.hopetwp.com

Hope Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,239 at the 2010 census.

The area around Hope, especially along the Cedar Creek, was a center of Protestant missionary work among the Potomatami in the 1830s and 1840s. Hope was organized as a township in 1850.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 32.5 square miles (84.1 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.4 km2), or 10.01%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,283 people, 1,252 households, and 942 families residing in the township. The population density was 100.7 per square mile (38.9/km²). There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of 50.9 per square mile (19.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.41% white, 0.24% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 1,252 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98.


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