KIMBALL TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

'Kimball Township' is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,628.

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Communities
Geography
Demographics

Communities



★ 'Kimball' is near the center of the township on the Pine River.

★ 'Smiths Creek' is a small unincorporated community the southwestern corner of the township on the Smiths Creek tributary of the Pine River at . There is a post office, bar, grocery store, golf course and the St. Clair County Sanitary Landfill. This is where Thomas Edison was kicked off the train, because of his experiments. The train depo is now at Greenfield Village, a part of The Henry Ford Museum.

★ 'Sparlingville' is on the west side of the township.

★ 'Wadhams' is in the northeast corner of the township.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 97.2 km² (37.5 mi²). 96.5 km² (37.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.69%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,628 people, 3,120 households, and 2,383 families residing in the township. The population density was 89.4/km² (231.6/mi²). There were 3,302 housing units at an average density of 34.2/km² (88.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.80% White, 0.89% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 3,120 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,627, and the median income for a family was $52,558. Males had a median income of $41,707 versus $24,738 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,253. About 5.8% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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