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Springport Township, Michigan

Springport Township, Michigan
Township
Springport Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Springport Township, Michigan
Springport Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°22′44″N 84°40′16″W / 42.37889°N 84.67111°W / 42.37889; -84.67111Coordinates: 42°22′44″N 84°40′16″W / 42.37889°N 84.67111°W / 42.37889; -84.67111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Jackson
Area
 • Total 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Land 36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,182
 • Density 60.4/sq mi (23.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49284
Area code(s) 517
FIPS code 26-75880
GNIS feature ID 1627112

Springport Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,182. The Village of Springport is within the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.1 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.55%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,182 people, 770 households, and 586 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.4 per square mile (23.3/km²). There were 816 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.71% White, 0.27% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 770 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.19.


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