White Pigeon Township, Michigan

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White Pigeon Township, Michigan - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°47′48″N 85°36′44″W / 41.79667°N 85.61222°W

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White Pigeon Township, Michigan
Township
White Pigeon Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan White Pigeon Township, Michigan White Pigeon Township, Michigan (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 41°47′48″N 85°36′44″W / 41.79667°N 85.61222°W / 41.79667; -85.61222
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Joseph
Area
• Total	27.6 sq mi (71.4 km²)
• Land	25.5 sq mi (66.1 km²)
• Water	2.0 sq mi (5.3 km²)
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,762
• Density	140/sq mi (53/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-86940^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1627266^[2]
Website	Township website

White Pigeon Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,762 at the 2020 census.^[3] The village of White Pigeon is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71 km²), of which 25.5 square miles (66 km²) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) (7.36%) is water. Klinger Lake is located in the northeast of the township, north of US-12. Nearby, the unincorporated community of Klingers straddles the eastern boundary of the township.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,847 people, 1,505 households, and 1,071 families residing in the township. The population density was 150.6 inhabitants per square mile (58.1/km²). There were 1,845 housing units at an average density of 72.2 per square mile (27.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.46% White, 0.18% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 1,505 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,908, and the median income for a family was $49,155. Males had a median income of $36,054 versus $21,690 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,441. About 9.4% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Pigeon Township, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

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White Pigeon Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Centreville
Cities	Sturgis Three Rivers	Map of Michigan highlighting Saint Joseph County.svg
Villages	Burr Oak Centreville Colon Constantine Mendon White Pigeon
Townships	Burr Oak Colon Constantine Fabius Fawn River Florence Flowerfield Leonidas Lockport Mendon Mottville Nottawa Park Sherman Sturgis White Pigeon
Unincorporated communities	Findley Klingers Leonidas Mottville Nottawa Parkville Wasepi
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