Irving Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
The Thornapple River just downstream from Irving Dam in the township
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°43′33″N 85°20′56″W / 42.72583°N 85.34889°WCoordinates: 42°43′33″N 85°20′56″W / 42.72583°N 85.34889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Barry |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
• Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,250 |
• Density | 91/sq mi (35.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-41120 |
GNIS feature ID | 1626530 |
Website | www |
Irving Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,250 at the 2010 census, up from 2,682 in 2000.
Irving Township was established in 1839.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.6 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 0.92%, is water. The Thornapple River, a tributary of the Grand River, runs through the southwest corner of the township, and there is a dam operated by the Commonwealth Power Company across it in the unincorporated village of Irving within the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,682 people, 901 households, and 746 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.7 per square mile (28.9/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 25.9 per square mile (10.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.13% White, 0.63% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 901 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25.