Overisel, Michigan
| Overisel Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Overisel Township
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| Coordinates: 42°43′6″N 85°57′47″W / 42.71833°N 85.96306°WCoordinates: 42°43′6″N 85°57′47″W / 42.71833°N 85.96306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Allegan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,911 |
| • Density | 82/sq mi (31.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-61820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626872 |
| Website | www |
Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,911 at the 2010 census.
Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel. Overisel is the birthplace of mathematician George David Birkhoff, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.3 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.22%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,594 people, 869 households, and 730 families residing in the township. The population density was 72.4 per square mile (28.0/km²). There were 897 housing units at an average density of 25.0 per square mile (9.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.92% White, 0.04% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 2.20% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.39% of the population.
There were 869 households out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.7% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30.
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