Lilley Township, Michigan
Lilley Township is a township in
Newaygo County,
Michigan,
United States. The population was 788 at the 2000 census.
The
unincorporated communities of
Bitely and
Lilley are within the township.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.1
km² (35.6
mi²). 89.3 km² (34.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (3.06%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 788 people, 342 households, and 228 families residing in the township. The
population density was 8.8/km² (22.9/mi²). There were 1,024 housing units at an average density of 11.5/km² (29.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.67%
White, 1.78%
African American, 1.40%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.13% from
other races, and 1.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 342 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were
married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,870, and the median income for a family was $26,700. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $16,458 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $12,765. About 16.8% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
