Rives Township, Michigan
| Rives Township, Michigan | |
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 Rives Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°23′9″N 84°25′16″W / 42.38583°N 84.42111°WCoordinates: 42°23′9″N 84°25′16″W / 42.38583°N 84.42111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,725 |
| • Density | 131.6/sq mi (50.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | Rives Junction 49277 |
| Area code(s) | 517 |
| FIPS code | 26-68920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626987 |
Rives Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,725 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 35.9 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.94%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,725 people, 1,677 households, and 1,319 families residing in the township. The population density was 131.6 per square mile (50.8/km²). There were 1,745 housing units at an average density of 48.6 per square mile (18.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.14% White, 0.19% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 1,677 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.
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