Day Township, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Day Township, Michigan
Township
Day Township, Michigan Location in Michigan Show map of Michigan Day Township, Michigan Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Montcalm
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.3 sq mi (91 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,141
• Density	32.3/sq mi (12.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	48829 (Edmore) 48852 (McBrides) 48888 (Stanton)
FIPS code	26-117-19920
GNIS feature ID	1626161

Day Township is a community located in Montcalm County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a type of local government area called a civil township.

In 2020, about 1,141 people lived in Day Township. A famous place here is the Mid Michigan Motorplex, which is a racetrack. It used to be called the Central Michigan Dragway.

Places to Explore in Day Township

Day Township is home to a few interesting communities. These are smaller towns or areas within the township.

McBride: A Village with History

• McBride is a small village in Day Township. You can find it near the crossing of county roads 530 and 571.
• The village has its own post office. It uses the ZIP code 48852. This post office provides P.O. box services for the people living in McBride.

Westville: A Former Community

• Westville is an area on the western edge of the township. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of McBride. It is also about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stanton.
• A post office opened here on May 2, 1872. Eli M. Mallet was the first postmaster.
• Daniel West planned and named the community "Westville." The post office closed on October 31, 1907.

Stanton: A Nearby City

• The city of Stanton is right next to the southwest corner of Day Township. It is the main town for Montcalm County.
• The Stanton post office, with ZIP code 48888, also delivers mail to much of southern Day Township.

Understanding Day Township's Geography

Day Township is in the northeastern part of Montcalm County. The city of Stanton is to its southwest.

Size and Waterways

• The township covers a total area of about 35.4 square miles (91.7 km²).
• Most of this area, about 35.3 square miles (91.4 km²), is land.
• Only a small part, about 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), is water. This means about 0.24% of the township is water.
• Water from the township flows into two main river systems.
• To the west, water goes into the Flat River.
• To the east, water flows into Fish Creek. Fish Creek runs through the southeast part of the township.
• Both the Flat River and Fish Creek are part of the larger Grand River system. The Grand River eventually flows west into Lake Michigan.

Population and People of Day Township

This section tells us about the number of people living in Day Township and what the community is like.

Population Details from 2000

• In the year 2000, there were 1,282 people living in Day Township.
• There were 461 households, which are groups of people living in one home.
• Out of these, 366 were families.
• The population density was about 36.4 people per square mile (14.1 people per km²).
• There were 496 homes or housing units. On average, there were about 14.1 homes per square mile (5.4 homes per km²).

Diversity in the Township

• Most people in the township (96.49%) were White.
• A small number were African American (0.23%) or Native American (0.62%).
• Some residents were Asian (0.16%) or Pacific Islander (0.08%).
• About 0.39% were from other backgrounds, and 2.03% were from two or more backgrounds.
• About 2.65% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Households and Families

• About 34.1% of households had children under 18 living with them.
• Most households (67.2%) were married couples living together.
• About 7.6% had a female head of household with no husband present.
• About 20.6% were not families.
• About 16.7% of all households had only one person living there.
• About 8.9% had someone aged 65 or older living alone.
• The average household had 2.78 people. The average family had 3.08 people.

Age Groups

• About 27.6% of the population was under 18 years old.
• About 8.6% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• About 27.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• About 23.6% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• About 12.9% were 65 years or older.
• The average age in the township was 36 years.
• For every 100 females, there were about 101.6 males.
• For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were about 95.0 males.

Income and Poverty

• The average income for a household in the township was $35,500.
• For a family, the average income was $42,566.
• Males earned about $30,167 on average. Females earned about $19,348 on average.
• The average income per person in the township was $16,724.
• About 8.1% of families and 13.3% of all people lived below the poverty line.
• This included 22.5% of those under 18 and 7.4% of those 65 or older.

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Day (Míchigan) para niños