Whitehall Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 43°24′45″N 86°17′47″W / 43.41250°N 86.29639°WCoordinates: 43°24′45″N 86°17′47″W / 43.41250°N 86.29639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Muskegon |
Area | |
• Total | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
• Land | 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,739 |
• Density | 181.1/sq mi (69.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 49461, 49463 |
Area code(s) | 231 |
FIPS code | 26-86800 |
GNIS feature ID | 1627263 |
Website | http://www.whitehalltwp.org/ |
Whitehall Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,648 at the 2000 census. The city of Whitehall is located at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 square miles (25 km2), of which 9.4 square miles (24 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.67%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 1,648 people, 617 households and 459 families residing in the township. The population density was 174.7 per square mile (67.5/km²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 70.4 per square mile (27.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.21% White, 1.15% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
There were 617 households of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.