Hanover Township, Jackson County, Michigan

"Horton, Michigan" redirects here. For the township, see Horton Township, Michigan.

Hanover Township, Michigan
Township
Hanover Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	35.7 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land	35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,792
• Density	108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49241
Area code(s)	517
FIPS code	26-36400
GNIS feature ID	1626431

Hanover Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,792 at the 2000 census.

Communities

• The village of Hanover is in the township.
• Farwell Lake is both a lake and the surrounding unincorporated community in the southeast corner of the township. The north branch of the Kalamazoo River rises near Farwell Lake.
• Horton is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (2.13%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,792 people, 1,374 households, and 1,114 families residing in the township. The population density was 108.4 per square mile (41.9/km²). There were 1,490 housing units at an average density of 42.6 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.05% White, 0.29% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 1,374 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,966, and the median income for a family was $56,216. Males had a median income of $41,309 versus $26,797 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,648. About 3.5% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.