James Township, Michigan

James Township, Michigan
Township
Location within Saginaw County, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°21′13″N 84°3′22″W / 43.35361°N 84.05611°W / 43.35361; -84.05611Coordinates: 43°21′13″N 84°3′22″W / 43.35361°N 84.05611°W / 43.35361; -84.05611
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Saginaw
Area
• Total	19.5 sq mi (50.5 km2)
• Land	18.2 sq mi (47.0 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,930
• Density	106.3/sq mi (41.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-41480[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626536[2]

James Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,930 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• Swan Creek is an unincorporated community on the border with Swan Creek Township at Swan Creek and Van Wormer Roads.^[3]
• A small portion of Shields, a census-designated place, extends into James Township.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.5 square miles (51 km²), of which 18.2 square miles (47 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (6.92%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,930 people, 745 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was 106.3 per square mile (41.0/km²). There were 763 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% White, 0.10% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 745 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.4% 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 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,286, and the median income for a family was $59,922. Males had a median income of $42,469 versus $27,371 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,340. About 3.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Saginaw
Cities	Frankenmuth Saginaw Zilwaukee
Villages	Birch Run Chesaning Merrill Oakley Reese‡ St. Charles
Charter townships	Bridgeport Buena Vista Saginaw
General law townships	Albee Birch Run Blumfield Brady Brant Carrollton Chapin Chesaning Frankenmuth Fremont James Jonesfield Kochville Lakefield Maple Grove Marion Richland Spaulding St. Charles Swan Creek Taymouth Thomas Tittabawassee Zilwaukee
CDPs	Bridgeport Buena Vista Burt Freeland Hemlock Robin Glen-Indiantown Saginaw Township North Saginaw Township South Shields
Other communities	Alicia Blumfield Corners Brady Center Brant Carrollton Chapin Clausedale Crow Island Dice Fenmore Fergus Fordney Fosters Frankentrost Frost Galloway‡ Garfield Gera Groveton Iva Kochville Lakefield Lawndale Layton Corners Luce Marion Springs Morseville Nelson Orr Racy Paines Parshallburg Roosevelt Shattuckville Swan Creek Taymouth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties