Buchanan Township, Michigan
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Buchanan Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,510. The city of Buchanan is located in the southeast of the township.
The city of Niles and Niles Township are to the east. Berrien Charter Township and Berrien Springs is to the northeast, Oronoko Charter Township to the north, and Baroda Township to the northwest. Weesaw Township is to the west, Galien Township and Galien is to the southwest, and Bertrand Township to the south and southeast.
No major highways pass through the township, although U.S. Highway 12 passes along the southern edge and U.S. Highway 31 passes on the east.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 86.0 km² (33.2 mi²). 83.6 km² (32.3 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.86%) is water.
The St. Joseph River enters the township from the southeast, bends north by the city of Buchanan, and then flows mostly north through the eastern portion of the township.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,510 people, 1,317 households, and 1,023 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.0/km² (108.7/mi²). There were 1,554 housing units at an average density of 18.6/km² (48.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.18% White, 1.20% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 1,317 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.2% 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 2.66 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,503, and the median income for a family was $46,797. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $24,274 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,572. About 4.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
