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Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Field	Value
official_name	Richland Township, Michigan
settlement_type	Civil township
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pushpin_map	Michigan#USA
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pushpin_label	Richland Township
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image_map	Richland Township (Kalamazoo), MI location.png
mapsize	250
map_caption	Location within Kalamazoo County and the administered village of Richland
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subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Michigan
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Kalamazoo
established_date
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	93.7
area_land_km2	89.2
area_water_km2	4.5
area_water_sq_mi
population_as_of	2020
population_total	8693
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_m	271
elevation_ft	889
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postal_code	49083
area_code	269
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	26-077-68260
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
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website

For other townships with this name in Michigan, see Richland Township, Michigan (disambiguation).

Richland Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,693 at the 2020 census, up from 7,580 at the 2010 census.

The village of Richland is located within the township. Richland Township was organized in 1832.

Geography

The township is in northern Kalamazoo County and is bordered to the north by Barry County. It is 8 mi northeast of Kalamazoo, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.7 sqkm, of which 89.2 sqkm are land and 4.5 sqkm, or 4.84%, are water. South Gull Lake is a large water body that is partly in the northeast corner of the township.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,491 people, 2,394 households, and 1,898 families residing in the township. The population density was 186.8 PD/sqmi. There were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 75.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 93.42% White, 3.34% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 2,394 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $59,432, and the median income for a family was $62,838. Males had a median income of $45,989 versus $31,173 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,613. About 3.5% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{gnis. 1626970
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Richland township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau.

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