Pine Grove Township, Michigan


Pine Grove Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,773 at the 2000 census.

Communities

The Kal-Haven Trail runs through the township on a generally east-west line, going through Mentha, Kendall, Pine Grove Mills and Gobles.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,773 people, 1,018 households, and 778 families residing in the township. The population density was 80.5 per square mile. There were 1,123 housing units at an average density of 32.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 96.21% White, 1.01% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
There were 1,018 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,060, and the median income for a family was $52,788. Males had a median income of $38,828 versus $25,179 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,270. About 2.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.