Almira Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,811.

The village of Lake Ann is within the township, which is in the northeast corner of the county.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), of which, 33.8 square miles (87.5 km²) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it (6.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,811 people, 1,054 households, and 808 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.2 per square mile (32.1/km²). There were 1,320 housing units at an average density of 39.0/sq mi (15.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.69% White, 0.21% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 1,054 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,389, and the median income for a family was $49,024. Males had a median income of $33,164 versus $25,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,137. About 3.3% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Almira Township web site