Gun Plain Township, Michigan

Communities

There are no villages within the township, but there are a few unincorporated communities:

• Argenta is located at Riverview Drive and 4th Street.
• Neeley is located in the northeastern corner at Marsh and Pine roads ( Elevation: 794 ft/242 m).

History

The first Euro-American settler here was Cyrenius Thompson, who settled here in 1832. On the boundary with Barry County at 106th Avenue, Brouard Post Office opened on March 7, 1884. The Brouard Post Office was renamed Doster on March 3, 1900. The Doster Post Office was downgraded to a branch of the Plainwell Post Office on July 21, 1961. On October 28, 1978, the Doster postal branch was closed.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.0 km2, of which 88.2 km2 is land and 0.8 km2, or 0.92%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,637 people, 2,038 households, and 1,620 families residing in the township. The population density was 165.1 PD/sqmi. There were 2,112 housing units at an average density of 61.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.35% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 2,038 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,495, and the median income for a family was $58,921. Males had a median income of $45,176 versus $28,969 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,941. About 5.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

1. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
2. {{gnis. 1626415
3. "Gun Plain township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
4. (August 5, 2010). "Allegan County". Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget.
5. {{gnis. 633258
6. Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 245
7. {{gnis. 2573927
8. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gun Plain township, Allegan County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.