Handy Township, Michigan
| Handy Township, Michigan | |
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 Handy Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°39′6″N 84°5′17″W / 42.65167°N 84.08806°WCoordinates: 42°39′6″N 84°5′17″W / 42.65167°N 84.08806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Livingston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,004 |
| • Density | 203.0/sq mi (78.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-36340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626430 |
| Website | http://www.handytownship.org/ |
Handy Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,004 at the 2000 census.
Township Supervisor: Ed Alverson
Former township supervisor Dr. Henry Vaupel represents the 47th House District in the Michigan House of Representatives.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.6 square miles (90 km2), of which 34.5 square miles (89 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.32%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,004 people, 2,504 households, and 1,837 families residing in the township. The population density was 203.0 per square mile (78.4/km²). There were 2,594 housing units at an average density of 75.2 per square mile (29.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% White, 0.19% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 2,504 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.
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