Dallas Township, Michigan

Dallas Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Clinton County (red) and the administered village of Fowler (pink)
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Coordinates: 42°59′23″N84°46′08″W / 42.98972°N 84.76889°W / 42.98972; -84.76889
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Clinton
Established	1845
Government
• Supervisor	Vern Feldpausch
•  Clerk	Therese Koenigsknecht
Area
• Total	36.51 sq mi (94.56 km2)
• Land	36.39 sq mi (94.25 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,411
• Density	66/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48835 (Fowler) 48873 (Pewamo) 48894 (Westphalia)
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-19620 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1626156 [2]
Website	Official website

Dallas Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,411 at the 2020 census. ^[3] The township was established in 1845 from a section of Lebanon Township and named for vice president George M. Dallas.

Communities

• The village of Fowler is located within the township on M-21.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.51 square miles (94.56 km²), of which 36.39 square miles (94.25 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (0.33%) is water. ^[4]

Dallas Township is located in western Clinton County and is bordered by Ionia County to the west.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 2,323 people, 781 households, and 606 families residing in the township. The population density was 63.5 inhabitants per square mile (24.5/km²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 22.0 per square mile (8.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 781 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% 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 3.46.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,156, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $40,194 versus $27,008 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,085. About 2.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dallas Township, Michigan
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
4. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 19 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

External links

• Official website