Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 12,191 people, 4,876 households, and 3,583 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 338.8 per square mile (130.8/km²). There were 5,047 housing units at an average density of 140.3 per square mile (54.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.04% White, 1.41% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 4,876 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,948, and the median income for a family was $62,125. Males had a median income of $51,442 versus $30,067 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the township was $23,581. About 1.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1833 the first land purchases in Mundy survey township area on sections 11-14 with all 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) in section purchased by 1837. The first settlement was in section 13 by Jason L. Austin, Daniel Williams and Eli Gilbert. The Township was named after Edward S. Mundy, lieutenant governor when organized on March 11, 1837 included the future Gaines Township.

Years	Supervisor	Town Clerk	Collector	Assessors	Justices of the Peace	Constables	Highway Commissioners	School Inspectors
1837	John Alger	Morgan Baldwin	George Judson	Jonathan G. Firman, Morgan Baldwin, Benjamin Simmons and Seth Kitchen	Benjamin Simmons (1 yr.), Josiah Alger (2 yr.), Morgan Baldwin (3 yr.), Henry M. Thompson (4 yr.)	George Judson, Volney Stiles	J. G. Firman, George Judson and Jeshurum Leach	Jonathan Firman, Ira Dunning and Dudley Brainard

External links

• Charter Township of Mundy