Watertown Charter Township, Michigan | |
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Charter township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°48′30″N 84°39′17″W / 42.80833°N 84.65472°WCoordinates: 42°48′30″N 84°39′17″W / 42.80833°N 84.65472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Clinton |
Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
• Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,836 |
• Estimate (2014) | 5,173 |
• Density | 135.1/sq mi (52.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-84400 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627221 |
Watertown Charter Township is a charter township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,836 in the 2010 census, an increase from 4,162 in 2000.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.14%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,162 people, 1,469 households, and 1,213 families residing in the township. The population density was 116.5 per square mile (45.0/km²). There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.11% White, 0.70% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.
There were 1,469 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.11.