Ida Township, Michigan

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Ida Township, Michigan
Township
The community of Ida along Lewis Avenue
The community of Ida along Lewis Avenue
Location within Monroe County
Location within Monroe County
Ida Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Ida Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
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Country United States
State Michigan
County Monroe
Area
 • Total 36.9 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land 36.7 sq mi (95.2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 640 ft (195 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,964
 • Density 134.7/sq mi (52.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48140
Area code(s) 734
FIPS code 26-40260[1]
GNIS feature ID 1626508[2]

Ida Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,964 at the 2010 census. The township was organized in 1837 and was named after Ida M. Taylor, a local civic leader.[3] The township is served by Ida Public Schools.

Communities

  • Ida is an unincorporated community on the northern boundary of the township at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[4] It was platted in 1868.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,949 people, 1,622 households, and 1,373 families residing in the township. The population density was 134.7 per square mile (52.0/km²). There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 45.0 per square mile (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.48% White, 0.14% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

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Ida Township Municipal Office and Branch Library

There were 1,622 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,106, and the median income for a family was $60,990. Males had a median income of $46,130 versus $28,456 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,074. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notes

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  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ida Township, Michigan
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  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ida, Michigan