Holland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan
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Holland Township is a civil township
of Missaukee County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 223 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.
of 2000, there were 223 people, 95 households, and 68 families residing in the township. The population density
was 6.2 per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 264 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.55% White, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 95 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples
living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,200. About 10.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.3% of those sixty five or over.
Civil township
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of Missaukee County
Missaukee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,478 people, 5,450 households, and 4,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 8,621 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
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 223 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...
.
Communities
- Moddersville is a tiny unincorporated community in the township at 44°13′13"N 84°57′09"W. The first settlers here, the White family, arrived in 1875 but later moved away. Wynand Modders and his family moved here in 1878 and were soon followed by others, many of whom, like the Modders, were from the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. When a post office was established on August 6, 1890, it was named for the Modders and Wynand became the first postmaster. The office was discontinued on October 31, 1934. In the 1920s, Moddersville was on the route of M-74M-74 (Michigan highway)M-74 was the designation of a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway ran through rural Missaukee County connecting Pioneer with Merritt. The highway was designated by 1919 along a longer route...
. - Dolph is a small, mostly historical locale in the northeast of the township along the Muskegon RiverMuskegon RiverThe Muskegon River is a river in the western portion of the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river has its headwaters in Houghton Lake in Roscommon County, flowing out of the North Bay into neighboring Missaukee County. From there it flows mostly southwest to Muskegon, Michigan,...
at 44°14′00"N 84°52′45"W. It was named for storekeeper Charles L. Dolph, who became the first postmaster on April 13, 1898. The post office was discontinued on June 15, 1926.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 223 people, 95 households, and 68 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 6.2 per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 264 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.55% White, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 95 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $20,625 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 $16,200. About 10.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.3% of those sixty five or over.