Lowell Township, Michigan
| Lowell Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Lowell Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°54′20″N 85°21′49″W / 42.90556°N 85.36361°WCoordinates: 42°54′20″N 85°21′49″W / 42.90556°N 85.36361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 sq mi (86.3 km2) |
| • Land | 32.6 sq mi (84.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,949 |
| • Density | 178.6/sq mi (68.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49331 |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-49560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626645 |
Lowell Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,219. The City of Lowell is in the northern portion of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86 km2), of which, 32.6 square miles (84 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (2.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,219 people, 1,726 households, and 1,410 families residing in the township. The population density was 159.9 per square mile (61.8/km²). There were 1,764 housing units at an average density of 54.1 per square mile (20.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.67% White, 0.82% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.
There were 1,726 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.25.
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