Editing Hastings Charter Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Hastings Charter Township, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry]]

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| area_total_km2     = 79.1
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| postal_code        = 49058
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
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'''Hastings Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,013 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Hastings charter township, Barry County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hastings_charter_township,_Barry_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601537140 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref> The township borders the [[Hastings, Michigan|city of Hastings]] on the north, east, and south.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|79.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|77.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.74%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601537140| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142433/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601537140| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hastings charter township, Barry County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 24, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,930 people, 1,015 households, and 798 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|97.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,131 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 1,015 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,316, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $43,676 versus $29,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,492.  About 1.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hastingstownship.com Hastings Charter Township official website]
* [https://archive.today/20130201035612/http://history.rays-place.com/mi/barry-hastings.htm Early history of Hastings Township]

{{Barry County, Michigan}}

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