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Independence Township, 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI  48346  248-625-5111

 

 

 

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Township Profile

Population Building Permits
Vital Statistics Employment by Industrial Class
1980/1990 Census Data Land Use and Land Cover
Household Data  

Population 

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Population Estimates

Component July
1997
July
1998
November
1999
Census
2000
Population 30,385    31,218    33,226    32,581
Households 10,588    10,879    11,668    11,765
Housing Units 11,052    11,350    12,203    12,375
Household Size 2.85    2.86    2.83    2.89

Forecast Population

Component 2000 2010 2020 % Chg
Population 32,319   38,280   41,703   29%   
Households 11,115   13,724   15,539   39%   
   With Children 4,195   4,025   3,859   -9%   
   W/O Children 6,920   9,699   11,680   68%   
Household Size 2.89   2.78   2.67  

Vital Statistics 

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Births by Race of Mother 1995 1996 1997
White 133         166         162        
Black 1         0         0        
American Indian 0         0         0        
Asian 4         0         1        
Unknown 2         0         0        
Total Births 140         166         163        

 

Deaths by Race 1995 1996 1997
White 128         150         125        
Black 0         2         0        
American Indian 0         1         0        
Asian 0         1         2        
Unknown 0         0         1        
Total Deaths 128         154         128        

1980, 1990, and 2000 Census Data 

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Population Data

Population by Race 1980 1990 2000
White, Not Hispanic 20,166 (98%) 23,026 (97%) 31,226 (96%)
Black, Not Hispanic 18 (0%) 48 (0%) 274 (1%)
American Indian or
Alaska Native
79 (0%)
Asian 396 (1%)
Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander
3 (0%)
Hispanic or Latino 213 (1%) 393 (1%) 818 (3%)
Some Other Race 198 (1%)
Two or More Races 405 (1%)
Total Population 20,569 23,717 32,581
Per Capita Income $16,401 $21,170

 

Population by Age 2000
Age 85 and Older 264 (1%)
Age 75 to 84 774 (1%)
Age 65 to 74 1,589 (5%)
Age 60 to 64 1,143 (4%)
Age 55 to 59 1,920 (6%)
Age 45 to 54 5,300 (16%)
Age 35 to 44 6,082 (19%)
Age 25 to 34 4,250 (13%)
Age 2 0 to 24 1,511 (5%)
Age 15 to 19 2,216 (7%)
Age 10 to 14 2,562 (8%)
Age 5 to 9 2,605 (8%)
Under 5 years 2,365 (7%)
Median Age 36.4

 

Educational Attainment 1980 1990
Not a High School Graduate 2,407 (20%) 1,911 (12%)
Graduated High School 4,929 (42%) 4,257 (28%)
Some College - No Degree 2,063 (17%) 4,890 (32%)
Bachelor's Degree or Greater 2,064 (18%) 4,125 (27%)

Household Data

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Household Income 1980 1990 2000
Total Households 6,260 7,977 11,765
Households in Poverty 188 166  
Median Household Income $ 49,864 $ 53,784  

 

Vehicles Available 1980 1990
Zero Vehicles 125 (1%)        153 (1%)       
One Vehicle 1,189 (18%)      1,408 (17%)     
Two Vehicles 2,880 (46%)      4,038 (50%)     
Three or More Vehicles 2,066 (33%)      2,378 (29%)     

 

Housing Units 1980 1990 2000
Owner Occupied Units 5,515 (85%) 6,979 (84%) 9,793 (83%)
Renter Occupied Units 745 (11%) 998 (12%) 1,972 (17%)
Vacant Units 218 (3%) 321 (3%) 610 (5%)
Total Housing Units 6,478 8,298 12,375
Median Housing Value $102,469 $105,400
Median Rent $471 $599

Building Permits 

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Unit Type 1997 1998 1999
Construction
   Single Family 281         375         308        
   Two Family 0         0         0        
   Multi Family 0         347         0        
   Total New 281         722         308        
Demolitions
   Single Family 2         3         9        
   Two Family 0         0         0        
   Multi Family 0         0         0        
   Total Demos 2         3         9        
Net Total 279         719         299        

Employment by Industrial Class 

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Past Employment

Industrial Class 1990 1995
Agr and Nat Res 265            264           
Manufacturing 480            401           
TCU 103            80           
Wholesale Trade 172            116           
Retail Trade 1,190            1,508           
Fire 481            689           
Services 1,727            2,485           
Public Admin 27            29           
Total Jobs 4,445            5,572           

Forecast Employment

Industrial Class 2000 2010 2020
Agr and Nat Res 247       264       268      
Manufacturing 345       374       385      
TCU 80       100       95      
Wholesale Trade 154       175       143      
Retail Trade 1,758       2,280       2,423      
Fire 885       1,115       1,003      
Services 3,387       4,676       5,410      
Public Admin 81       155       151      
Total Jobs 6,937       9,139       9,878      

Land Use and Land Cover 

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1995 Land Use

Land Use Type Acres Percent
Barren and Extractive 245       1%      
Commercial and Office 217       0%      
Cultivated Land 1,731       7%      
Industrial 134       0%      
Institutional 253       1%      
Multiple Family Residential 50       0%      
Single Family Residential 6,772       30%      
Transportation/Communication/Utilities 424       1%      
Water 245       1%      
Woodlands/Shrub/Grassland/Wetlands 12,443       55%      
Total Acres 22,512      

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