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Ionia Township, Michigan

Ionia Township, Michigan
Township
Ionia Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Ionia Township, Michigan
Ionia Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°59′25″N 85°1′51″W / 42.99028°N 85.03083°W / 42.99028; -85.03083Coordinates: 42°59′25″N 85°1′51″W / 42.99028°N 85.03083°W / 42.99028; -85.03083
Country United States
State Michigan
County Ionia
Area
 • Total 34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 • Land 33.7 sq mi (87.2 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation 719 ft (219 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,669
 • Density 109.0/sq mi (42.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48846
Area code(s) 616
FIPS code 26-40880
GNIS feature ID 1626522

Ionia Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,669 at the 2000 census. The city of Ionia is mostly within the township, but is administratively autonomous.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km2), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.17%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,669 people, 1,335 households, and 1,022 families residing in the township. The population density was 109.0 per square mile (42.1/km²). There were 1,441 housing units at an average density of 42.8 per square mile (16.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.88% White, 0.14% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 2.02% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.90% of the population.

There were 1,335 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.


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