Saline Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°7′N 83°49′W / 42.117°N 83.817°WCoordinates: 42°7′N 83°49′W / 42.117°N 83.817°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Washtenaw |
Area | |
• Total | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
• Land | 34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,896 |
• Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 48176 |
Area code(s) | 734 |
FIPS code | 26-71160 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627037 |
Website | www |
Saline Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,896 at the 2010 census. The City of Saline is located at the northeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.1 km2), of which 34.7 square miles (89.9 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.27%, is water.
As of the 2010 census Saline Township had a population of 1,896. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 93.9% white, 2.1% black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from some other race and 2.3% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,302 people, 460 households, and 372 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.4 per square mile (14.4/km²). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.70% White, 0.69% African American, 0.69% Asian, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 460 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.13.