BRANDON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

'Brandon Township' is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village of Ortonville is within the township, although some development near the village lies within adjacent Groveland Township.

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Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,765 people, 5,012 households, and 4,039 families residing in the township. The population density was 162.6/km² (421.1/mi²). There were 5,290 housing units at an average density of 58.3/km² (150.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.58% White, 0.40% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 5,012 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,458, and the median income for a family was $70,359. Males had a median income of $52,419 versus $32,068 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,011. About 3.0% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ Brandon Township

References

1. http://brandontownship.us/