Mears, Michigan
| Golden Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Golden Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°40′42″N 86°27′57″W / 43.67833°N 86.46583°WCoordinates: 43°40′42″N 86°27′57″W / 43.67833°N 86.46583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oceana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,742 |
| • Density | 49.8/sq mi (19.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49420 (Hart, 49436 (Mears), 49449 (Pentwater), 49455 (Shelby) |
| FIPS code | 26-32780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626361 |
Golden Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,810 at the 2000 census.
Golden Township was established in 1864.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km2), of which, 33.5 square miles (87 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (4.14%) is water.
The township is bounded on the west by Lake Michigan. A portion of the Lake Michigan shoreline and adjacent land is taken up by Silver Lake State Park.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,810 people, 712 households, and 533 families residing in the township. The population density was 54.0 per square mile (20.8/km²). There were 2,203 housing units at an average density of 65.7 per square mile (25.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.83% White, 0.39% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 6.69% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.05% of the population.
There were 712 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.
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