Everything about Gaines Township Kent County Michigan totally explained
Gaines Charter Township is a
charter township of
Kent County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 20,112 at the
2000 census.
The township is about 13 miles south of downtown
Grand Rapids. It is directly south of the city of
Kentwood. The
Charter Township of Caledonia and
Village of Caledonia are to the east.
Leighton Township in
Allegan County is to the south and
Byron Township to the west.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0
square miles (93.1
km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93.1 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Communities
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 20,112 people, 7,501 households, and 5,318 families residing in the township. The
population density was 559.8 per square mile (216.1/km²). There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 216.8/sq mi (83.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.30%
White, 5.26%
African American, 0.50%
Native American, 2.08%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 1.01% from
other races, and 1.82% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.
There were 7,501 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were
married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,482, and the median income for a family was $56,402. Males had a median income of $41,446 versus $27,333 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $23,459. About 3.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
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