Sharon Township, Michigan Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Sharon Township, Michigan
Civil township
Township Hall on Pleasant Lake Road
Location within Washtenaw County
Sharon Township, Michigan Location in Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Washtenaw
Area
• Total	37.9 sq mi (98.1 km²)
• Land	37.4 sq mi (96.9 km²)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,737
• Density	45.86/sq mi (17.706/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48118 (Chelsea) 48158 (Manchester) 49240 (Grass Lake)
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-72760
GNIS feature ID	1627061

Sharon Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.9 square miles (98.1 km²), of which 37.4 square miles (96.9 km²) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²), or 1.21%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 593 households, and 492 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.6 per square mile (17.2/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.66% White, 0.42% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 593 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.7% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,979, and the median income for a family was $81,249. Males had a median income of $55,139 versus $32,679 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,304. About 1.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.