Sciota Township, Michigan

Sciota Township, Michigan
Township
Location of Sciota Township, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°54′23″N 84°19′25″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Shiawassee
Area
• Total	26.8 sq mi (69.4 km2)
• Land	26.7 sq mi (69.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,801
• Density	67.4/sq mi (26.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-71960
GNIS feature ID	1627051

Sciota Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,801 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69 km²), of which 26.7 square miles (69 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.26%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,801 people, 625 households, and 513 families residing in the township. The population density was 67.4 per square mile (26.0/km²). There were 633 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.06% White, 0.56% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 625 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,375, and the median income for a family was $56,563. Males had a median income of $40,268 versus $27,847 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,502. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.