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Owosso Township, Michigan

Owosso Charter Township, Michigan
Charter township
Owosso Charter Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Owosso Charter Township, Michigan
Owosso Charter Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°59′51″N 84°12′38″W / 42.99750°N 84.21056°W / 42.99750; -84.21056Coordinates: 42°59′51″N 84°12′38″W / 42.99750°N 84.21056°W / 42.99750; -84.21056
Country United States
State Michigan
County Shiawassee
Area
 • Total 32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2)
 • Land 32.4 sq mi (83.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 768 ft (234 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,670
 • Density 144.3/sq mi (55.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 48841, 48867
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-61960
GNIS feature ID 1626876

Owosso Charter Township is a charter township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,670 at the 2000 census.

Owosso Township was organized in 1837.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.4 square miles (84 km2), of which 32.4 square miles (84 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.09%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,670 people, 1,816 households, and 1,334 families residing in the township. The population density was 144.3 per square mile (55.7/km²). There were 1,898 housing units at an average density of 58.6 per square mile (22.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.73% White, 0.15% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 1,816 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.


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