Ingersoll Township, Michigan

Ingersoll Township, Michigan
Township
Location of Ingersoll Township in Midland County, Michigan.
Ingersoll Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°31′29″N 84°13′56″W / 43.52472°N 84.23222°WCoordinates: 43°31′29″N 84°13′56″W / 43.52472°N 84.23222°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Midland
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.6 km^2)
• Land	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km^2)
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,018
• Density	82.9/sq mi (32.0/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-40620[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626514[2]

Ingersoll Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,018 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• Laporte is an unincorporated community at 43°29′47″N 84°11′20″W / 43.49639°N 84.18889°W,^[3] about 8 miles south-southeast of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of sections 25, 26, 35, and 36 in the southeast corner of both the township and county. The community first got a post office in January 1874 with the name Lee's Corner, after a local landowner. The post office was renamed Laporte in April 1895 and closed in January 1910.^[4]
• The city of Midland lies just north of the township, and has incorporated a small area of land in northeast corner of the township.
• Poseyville is another small unincorporated community at 43°32′23″N 84°14′58″W / 43.53972°N 84.24944°W,^[5] about 5 miles south of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17. A post office opened in July 1898 and operated until January 1907.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²), of which 36.4 square miles (94 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,018 people, 1,067 households, and 837 families residing in the township. The population density was 82.9 per square mile (32.0/km²). There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.68% White, 0.33% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 1,067 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,673, and the median income for a family was $55,050. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $30,385 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,249. About 3.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingersoll Township, Michigan
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laporte, Michigan
4. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poseyville, Michigan