Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan
| Hope Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Hope Township
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| Coordinates: 42°33′6″N 85°22′31″W / 42.55167°N 85.37528°WCoordinates: 42°33′6″N 85°22′31″W / 42.55167°N 85.37528°W | |
| 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 |
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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