Editing Prairieville Township, Michigan

{{Other uses|Prairieville (disambiguation){{!}}Prairieville}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry]]

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| population_total   = 3334
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'''Prairieville Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,334 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Prairieville township, Barry County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Prairieville_township,_Barry_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601566260 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Cressey's Corners''' was established in 1854. It had a post office from 1873 until 1954.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=139}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|94.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|84.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|9.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 10.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601566260| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145356/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601566260| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prairieville township, Barry County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,175 people, 1,223 households, and 922 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|95.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 1,223 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,071, and the median income for a family was $54,907. Males had a median income of $42,270 versus $25,270 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,838.  About 2.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=Barry |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-year=1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit, Michigan <!--|ISBN=978-0814318386 --> |access-date=July 3, 2017}}

==External links==
*[http://www.prairievilletwp-mi.org Prairieville Township official website]

{{Barry County, Michigan}}

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