Holland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan
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| Holland Township | |
  Holland Township
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Missaukee |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km²) |
| - Land | 27.2 sq mi (70.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 28,911 |
| - Density | 1,063.4/sq mi (410.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49422-49424 |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-38660[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626479[2] |
Holland Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 223 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Communities
- Moddersville is a tiny unincorporated community in the township at [3]. The first settlers here, the White family, arrived in 1875 but later moved away. Wynand Modders and his family also moved here in 1875 and were soon followed by others, many of whom, like the Modders, were from The Netherlands. When a post office was established in August 1860, it was named for the Modders and Wynand became the first postmaster. The office operated until October 1934[4]. In the 1920s, Moddersville was on the route of M-74[5].
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 223 people, 95 households, and 68 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.2 per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 264 housing units at an average density of 7.4/sq mi (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.55% White, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 95 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,200. About 10.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.3% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Holland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan
- ^ USGS GNIS: Moddersville, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter [1973] (1986). Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ Michigan Highways Master List: 1918-Present
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