Muskegon Township, Michigan
| Muskegon Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Muskegon Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°15′38″N 86°11′00″W / 43.26056°N 86.18333°WCoordinates: 43°15′38″N 86°11′00″W / 43.26056°N 86.18333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Muskegon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.9 sq mi (61.9 km2) |
| • Land | 23.8 sq mi (61.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,840 |
| • Density | 746.4/sq mi (288.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49440-49445 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-56340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626784 |
Muskegon Charter Township is a charter township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,737 at the 2000 census. The City of Muskegon is at the southwest corner of the township and is administratively autonomous.
The township was organized in 1837. The township claims to be the "oldest Township in the State of Michigan"; however, many other townships were created earlier than Muskegon Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles (61.9 km²), of which 23.8 square miles (61.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (0.25%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,737 people, 6,581 households, and 4,771 families residing in the township. The population density was 743.9 per square mile (287.3/km²). There were 6,850 housing units at an average density of 287.3 per square mile (110.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.46% White, 4.63% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.21% of the population.
There were 6,581 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.
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