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The Village Of Berrien Springs is the only incorporated municipality within the township. Much of the eastern portion of the township is considered to be part of the Berrien Springs urban area. The western portion is primarily agricultural. GEOGRAPHY The St. Joseph River forms the eastern boundary of the township. Berrien Charter Township lies across the river directly to the east and Sodus Township to the north and northeast. Buchanan Township is to the south, Baroda Township to the west, and Royalton Township to the north, U.S. Highway 31 passes through the eastern corner of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 86.4 Km&2 (33.4 Mi&2 ). 84.3 km&2 (32.5 mi&2) of it is land and 2.2 km&2 (0.8 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.52% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,843 people, 3,295 households, and 2,303 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 116.8/km&2 (302.5/mi&2). There were 3,545 housing units at an average density of 42.1/km&2 (109.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 66.54% White , 17.48% African American , 0.40% Native American , 7.03% Asian , 0.27% Pacific Islander , 4.38% from Other Races , and 3.89% from two or more races. 8.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,295 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were Married Couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11. In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 18.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,980, and the median income for a family was $45,998. Males had a median income of $36,341 versus $26,330 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $16,904. 18.3% of the population and 9.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 20.4% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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