Fruitland Township, Michigan
| Fruitland Township, Michigan | |
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 Fruitland Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°20′39″N 86°20′30″W / 43.34417°N 86.34167°WCoordinates: 43°20′39″N 86°20′30″W / 43.34417°N 86.34167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Muskegon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.7 sq mi (102.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,543 |
| • Density | 139.6/sq mi (53.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-30980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626324 |
| Website | http://www.fruitlandtwp.org/ |
Fruitland Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,235 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.7 square miles (103 km2), of which 36.5 square miles (95 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (7.97%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,235 people, 1,859 households, and 1,492 families residing in the township. The population density was 143.4 per square mile (55.4/km²). There were 2,247 housing units at an average density of 61.5 per square mile (23.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.96% White, 0.63% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 1,859 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% 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 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
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