Pavilion Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°11′46″N 85°28′38″W / 42.19611°N 85.47722°WCoordinates: 42°11′46″N 85°28′38″W / 42.19611°N 85.47722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Kalamazoo |
Area | |
• Total | 36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
• Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2) |
• Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 5,829 |
• Density | 167.1/sq mi (64.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-62960 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626885 |
Pavilion Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,829 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (3.78%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,829 people, 2,114 households, and 1,644 families residing in the township. The population density was 167.1 per square mile (64.5/km²). There were 2,253 housing units at an average density of 64.6 per square mile (24.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.61% White, 1.13% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.
There were 2,114 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.08.