Editing Assyria Township, Michigan

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'''Assyria Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,992.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601503860| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161117/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601503860| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Assyria township, Barry County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 24, 2013}}</ref> The [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] of '''Assyria Center''' is located on [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] at the corner of Tasker Road.<ref>{{gnis|620290|Assyria, Michigan}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Ceylon''' was the name of a post office in the township from 1888 until 1903.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 108</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|94.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The largest lakes are Loon Lake of {{convert|36|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}, Taylor Lake of {{convert|32|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}, Metcalf Lake of {{convert|30|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}, High Hill Lake of {{convert|29|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}, West Lake of {{convert|28|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}, Cassidy Lake and Grass Lake of {{convert|25|acre|m2|sigfig=2}}. In 2009 there were {{convert|75.06|mi}} of county/state roads and {{convert|3.58|mi}} of private roads.<ref>BCLIS 2009</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,912 people, 714 households, and 564 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|53.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 714 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,192, and the median income for a family was $53,188. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $26,012 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,908.  About 1.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

In 2009 the number of addressed structures was 875. The 2008 parcel assessment shows 1069 real properties at a SEV of $77,567,100 and 28 personal properties at a SEV of $1,019,300 personal.<ref>Barry County Equalization Department 2008</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Lyman James Briggs]] - engineer, physicist and administrator

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://assyriatwpmi.gov Assyria Township official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101713/http://barryco.readyhosting.com/MAPS/01Maps.html 2008 Assyria Township parcel maps]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204180650/http://barryco.readyhosting.com/MAPS/01Aerials.html 2005 Assyria Township aerial photos]

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[[Category:Townships in Barry County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]