Inland Township, Michigan
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Inland Township is a township in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,587 at the 2000 census. The township is located in the east central portion of the county. The unincorporated community of Bendon is located within the township.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.8 km² (36.2 mi²). 92.8 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.02%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 620 households, and 437 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.1/km² (44.3/mi²). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 7.8/km² (20.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.84% White, 0.50% African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 620 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $29,509 versus $21,284 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,935. About 5.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
