Comstock Township, Michigan
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Comstock Township is a charter township in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,851 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.5 km² (34.9 mi²). 85.4 km² (33.0 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (5.67%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,851 people, 5,366 households, and 3,809 families residing in the township. The population density was 162.3/km² (420.2/mi²). There were 5,601 housing units at an average density of 65.6/km² (169.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.98% White, 4.01% African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 5,366 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,140, and the median income for a family was $54,866. Males had a median income of $40,845 versus $29,195 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,857. About 6.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
