Silver Creek Township, Michigan
| Silver Creek Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Silver Creek Township
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| Coordinates: 42°1′39″N 86°10′31″W / 42.02750°N 86.17528°WCoordinates: 42°1′39″N 86°10′31″W / 42.02750°N 86.17528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.6 km2) |
| • Land | 32.0 sq mi (82.8 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,218 |
| • Density | 101/sq mi (38.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-73940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627083 |
| Website | silvercreektwpmi |
Silver Creek Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,218 at the 2010 census.
Silver Creek Township is located in the northwest corner of Cass County, bordered to the west by Berrien County and to the north by Van Buren County. The city of Dowagiac borders the township to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km2), of which 32.0 square miles (82.8 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), or 6.62%, is water. The township is largely agricultural, though it has a large influx of summer visitors who own cottages or stay at summer resorts in the Sister Lakes area in the northwest part of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,491 people, 1,299 households, and 958 families residing in the township. The population density was 108.5 per square mile (41.9/km²). There were 2,362 housing units at an average density of 73.4 per square mile (28.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.52% White, 0.83% African American, 1.17% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 5.67% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.08% of the population.
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