page_title: Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Digital scan of the Bangor Township portion of a larger 1906 map of Van Buren County, Michigan. The county map was cut into township-sized pieces, and the pieces were later found pasted into an 1895 atlas of Van Buren County, now in the collection of the Michigan State University Map Library. Each township map cut from the 1906 county map was pasted onto a blank page opposite the map of the corresponding township in the 1895 county atlas. Shows parcel boundaries and names of property owners, Public Land Survey System township and section numbering, roads, railroads, residences, schools, churches, municipalities, and water features. Print version was cut from map: Orton, M. K. A farm map of Vanburen County, Michigan / compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor&#160;; drawn by M.K. Orton. Rockford, Ill.&#160;: W.W. Hixson, [1906]. MSU Libraries catalog record: http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b12062603~S39a
context_page_description: Bangor Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,147. The City of Bangor is located in the northeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous. Bangor Township was organized in 1853.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,121 people, 727 households, and 564 families residing in the township.  The population density was 62.9 per square mile (24.3/km²).  There were 942 housing units at an average density of 27.9 per square mile (10.8/km²).  The racial makeup of the township was 85.71% White, 3.96% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 6.46% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.06% of the population.
  There were 727 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.
  In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
  The median income for a household in the township was $35,375, and the median income for a family was $38,355. Males had a median income of $32,313 versus $21,953 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,759.  About 9.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
caption: A 1906 cadastral map of Bangor Township, showing property lines and names of rural landowners
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