Otsego Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°27′45″N 85°43′05″W / 42.46250°N 85.71806°WCoordinates: 42°27′45″N 85°43′05″W / 42.46250°N 85.71806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Allegan |
Area | |
• Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2) |
• Land | 33.2 sq mi (86.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,594 |
• Density | 168/sq mi (65.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-61640 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626869 |
Website | www |
Otsego Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,594 at the 2010 census. The city of Otsego is located within the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.7 km2), of which 33.2 square miles (86.1 km2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), or 1.86%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,854 people, 1,771 households, and 1,390 families residing in the township. The population density was 145.8 per square mile (56.3/km²). There were 1,859 housing units at an average density of 55.8 per square mile (21.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 0.35% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 1,771 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.3% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.06.