Henrietta Township, Michigan
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Henrietta Township is a civil township
of Jackson County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 4,483 at the 2000 census
.
. A post office named "Portage" opened on May 21, 1838, with John Davidson as the first postmaster. The name changes to "West Portage" on December 14, 1838, and then to "Henrietta" on May 13, 1840. The post office was discontinued on December 14, 1903. Another post office, named "South Henrietta" opened on September 5, 1851, with Henry Hurd as the first postmaster, and was succeeded by William D. Martin on May 10, 1853. The office continued until December 21, 1866.
, the township has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (2.42%) is water.
of 2000, there were 4,483 people, 1,614 households, and 1,276 families residing in the township. The population density
was 123.7 per square mile (47.8/km²). There were 1,753 housing units at an average density of 48.4 per square mile (18.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.42% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races
, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 1,614 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,517, and the median income for a family was $55,265. Males had a median income of $38,454 versus $26,079 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $19,904. About 1.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Jackson County
Jackson County, Michigan
As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 4,483 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
History
Jean Baptiste Berard (also spelled Boreaux by descendants) claimed to have settled here in 1816 and had established a trading post in 1831. Nearby Batteese Lake and Batteese Creek were named after him, as his name was also commonly written as "Battise" by other early settlers. The township was organized in 1837 with the name "West Portage". In 1839, Henry Hurd had the town renamed Henrietta, after his home town of Henrietta, New YorkHenrietta, New York
Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Rochester. The population was 42,581 at the 2010 census. Established in 1818, the town is named after Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, a major British...
. A post office named "Portage" opened on May 21, 1838, with John Davidson as the first postmaster. The name changes to "West Portage" on December 14, 1838, and then to "Henrietta" on May 13, 1840. The post office was discontinued on December 14, 1903. Another post office, named "South Henrietta" opened on September 5, 1851, with Henry Hurd as the first postmaster, and was succeeded by William D. Martin on May 10, 1853. The office continued until December 21, 1866.
Communities
- Henrietta Station is a mostly historical locale in the southeastern part of the township on Coon Hill Road at 42°21′48"N 84°17′10"W. It was a stop on the Western Jackson branch of the Grand Trunk Western RailroadGrand Trunk Western RailroadThe Grand Trunk Western Railroad is an important subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , constituting the majority of CN's Chicago Division ....
. - Pleasant Lake is an unincorporated community at the junction of N. Meridian Road and E. Berry Road at 42°22′48"N 84°20′57"W, just south of the lake of the same name. The lake was known as Spring Lake until John Wenstren purchased 1800 acre of land adjoining the lake in 1836. A village named Pleasant Lake was platPlatA plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
ted in 1868, but never incorporated. A post office opened on October 13, 1961, with Leo E. Osterberg as the first postmaster. The ZIP codeZIP CodeZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
for the post office in 49272. - MunithMunith, MichiganMunith is a small unincorporated community in the northeast of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on Michigan State Highway 106 on the boundary between Waterloo Township and Henrietta Township at ....
is a small unincorporated community on M-106M-106 (Michigan highway)M-106 is the designation given to a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan near the city of Jackson. M-106 travels in a southwest to northeast direction from Jackson to Gregory at a junction with M-36 just a few miles northwest of Hell. In Jackson, M-106...
on the boundary between Waterloo TownshipWaterloo Township, MichiganWaterloo Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and Henrietta Township. The Munith post office with ZIP code 49259 also serves portions of Henrietta Township. - Roots is an unincorporated community on Root Station Road between Jordon and Wooster roads at 42°20′08"N 84°19′20"W, Roots was a station on the Western Jackson branch of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. A post office named "Tanner" was established there on April 14, 1884. The name changed to "Roots" on September 11, 1885, then to "Valley Villa" on December 20, 1885, and the name of Roots was restored on March 1, 1890. The office was discontinued on November 14, 1904.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (2.42%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,483 people, 1,614 households, and 1,276 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 123.7 per square mile (47.8/km²). There were 1,753 housing units at an average density of 48.4 per square mile (18.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 0.42% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.
There were 1,614 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,517, and the median income for a family was $55,265. Males had a median income of $38,454 versus $26,079 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $19,904. About 1.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.