Clyde Township, Allegan County, Michigan
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Clyde Township is a township in Allegan County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²). 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.74%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,104 people, 708 households, and 550 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.2/km² (60.2/mi²). There were 840 housing units at an average density of 9.3/km² (24.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 78.61% White, 1.66% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 16.35% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.66% of the population.
There were 708 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,717, and the median income for a family was $46,806. Males had a median income of $31,549 versus $26,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,986. About 7.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
