Norwich Township, Michigan
Township
Norwich Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Norwich Township, Michigan Norwich Township, Michigan (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°41′31″N 85°37′16″W / 43.69194°N 85.62111°W / 43.69194; -85.62111
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Newaygo
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Land	35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	557
• Density	15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-59300[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626824[2]

Norwich Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 557 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km²), of which 35.2 square miles (91.3 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (0.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 557 people, 191 households, and 157 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 6.7 per square mile (2.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.13% White, 0.72% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.72% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 191 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,054. About 7.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

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