Leavitt Township, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Leavitt Township is a civil township
of Oceana County
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 845 at the 2000 census
.
, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.
of 2000, there were 845 people, 309 households, and 232 families residing in the township. The population density
was 24.0 per square mile (9.3/km²). There were 418 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.59% White, 1.18% African American, 1.07% Native American, 5.68% from other races
, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.72% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples
living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $31,761 versus $20,917 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $13,570. About 13.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
, one of the first English settlers of New Hampshire
, Hazen Leavitt was born in Percy, Coos County, New Hampshire
. The following year two other settlers arrived, David Lampson and John Henning.
Civil township
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of Oceana County
Oceana County, Michigan
-US highways:* US-31* US 31 Business Route is a spur serving downtown Hart.* US 31 Business Route loops through downtown Pentwater, returning to mainline US-31 at both ends.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-20* M-120-Intercounty Highways:*B-15...
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 845 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...
.
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 km²), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 845 people, 309 households, and 232 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 24.0 per square mile (9.3/km²). There were 418 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.59% White, 1.18% African American, 1.07% Native American, 5.68% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.72% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% 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, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $31,761 versus $20,917 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 $13,570. About 13.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
History
Originally part of Elbridge Township, Leavitt Township was divided off and named for Hazen Leavitt, the first settler in the area, who arrived in 1864. A descendant of Thomas LeavittThomas Leavitt (settler)
Thomas Leavitt was an English Puritan who was one of the earliest permanent settlers of the Province of New Hampshire. A farmer, Leavitt apparently followed Rev. John Wheelwright to his settlement of Exeter, New Hampshire. Later Leavitt moved on to Hampton...
, one of the first English settlers of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, Hazen Leavitt was born in Percy, Coos County, New Hampshire
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
. The following year two other settlers arrived, David Lampson and John Henning.