Rose Township, Oakland County, Michigan

Rose Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Location of Rose Township within Oakland County, Michigan.
Rose Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°44′34″N 83°37′40″W / 42.74278°N 83.62778°W / 42.74278; -83.62778Coordinates: 42°44′34″N 83°37′40″W / 42.74278°N 83.62778°W / 42.74278; -83.62778
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Area
• Total	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,250
• Density	170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-69580[1]
GNIS feature ID	1627004[2]

Rose Township is a civil township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,250 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Communities

A small part of the incorporated Village of Holly is within the Township and also has two unicorporated communities:

• Rose Center is located on Milford and Demode Road^[4] and previously had a rail station^[5] and a post office that opened as Rose on October 17, 1837. The P.O. was renamed to Rose Center on December 16, 1914 until discontinued on December 31, 1949.^[6]
• Rose Corners is located at Hickory Ridge and Rose Center Roads (42°44′22″N 83°40′00″W / 42.73944°N 83.6666667°W / 42.73944; -83.6666667, Elevation: 1020 ft./311 m.).^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km²), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), or 3.71%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,210 people, 2,144 households, and 1,777 families residing in the township. The population density was 177.3 per square mile (68.5/km²). There were 2,277 housing units at an average density of 65.0 per square mile (25.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.13% White, 0.89% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.

There were 2,144 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,401, and the median income for a family was $68,627. Males had a median income of $51,410 versus $36,081 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,983. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 and over.

References

Metro Detroit portal

	Groveland Township	Holly Township	Groveland Township
	Tyrone Township, Livingston County		Springfield Township
		Rose Township
	Hartland Township, Livingston County	Highland Township	White Lake Township

	Fenton City, Genesee County	Holly Village	Davisburg
	Rose Corners		Andersonville
		Rose Center
	Hallers Corners, Livingston County Hickory Ridge	Clyde	White Lake

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