Editing Moorland Township, Michigan

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'''Moorland Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,627 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
The township is in southeastern Muskegon County, bordered to the north by [[Newaygo County, Michigan|Newaygo County]] and at its southeast corner by [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]]. State highway [[M-46 (Michigan highway)|M-46]] crosses the township, leading west to [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]], the [[county seat]], and east to [[Kent City, Michigan|Kent City]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.7|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|1}}, or 2.21%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Most of the township is drained by tributaries of Black Creek, which flows southwest to [[Mona Lake]], an arm of [[Lake Michigan]], in [[Norton Shores, Michigan|Norton Shores]]. The southeast corner of the township is drained by Crockery Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]], while the northwest corner is drained by Mosquito Creek, which flows west to the [[Muskegon River]].

==Demographics==
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|1850= 
|1860= 105
|1870= 194
|1880= 409
|1890= 738
|1900= 868
|1910= 711
|1920= 632
|1930= 836
|1940= 872
|1950= 1063
|1960= 1285
|1970= 1488
|1980= 1521
|1990= 1543
|2000= 1616
|2010= 1575
|2020= 1627
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,616 people, 539 households, and 438 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|44.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 561 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.17% of the population.

There were 539 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,669, and the median income for a family was $42,278. Males had a median income of $33,533 versus $23,235 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,347.  About 6.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official|moorlandtwp.com}}

{{Muskegon County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Muskegon County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]