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Hope Township, Midland County, Michigan

Hope Township, Michigan
Township
Location of Hope Township in Midland County, Michigan.
Location of Hope Township in Midland County, Michigan.
Hope Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Hope Township, Michigan
Hope Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°47′3″N 84°19′38″W / 43.78417°N 84.32722°W / 43.78417; -84.32722Coordinates: 43°47′3″N 84°19′38″W / 43.78417°N 84.32722°W / 43.78417; -84.32722
Country United States
State Michigan
County Midland
Area
 • Total 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Land 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation 682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,286
 • Density 55.8/sq mi (21.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48628
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-39160
GNIS feature ID 1626489

Hope Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,286 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (61 km2), of which 23.0 square miles (60 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.50%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,286 people, 508 households, and 390 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.8 per square mile (21.6/km²). There were 604 housing units at an average density of 26.2 per square mile (10.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% White, 1.01% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 508 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.88.


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