Acme Township (Michigan)
Grand Traverse County
26-00200
Acme Township is a Township in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, the township had 4375 inhabitants. The name of the township is derived from the Greek word acme.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.6 km ², of which 65.2 km ² of land and 0.4 km ² omitted ( = 0.63 %) to water.
At the Township include the settlements
- Acme, an unincorporated community at the junction of U.S. Highway 31 and Michigan State Route 72 on the eastern arm of Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan, about 15 kilometers east of Traverse City at 44 ° 46 ' N, 85 ° 30' W44.771944444444 - 85.501388888889.
- Bates is an unincorporated settlement on the M -72 five kilometers east of Acme at 44 ° 46 ' N, 85 ° 27' W44.772777777778 - 85.444166666667.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 4332 people Acme. The population density was 66.5 people per km ². There were 2215 housing units at an average 34.0 per km ². The population consisted of Acme's 97.30 % White, 0.23 % African American, 0.28 % Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 1.06 % reported from other races, and 0.78 % from two or more races. 2.10 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents Acme distributed to 1667 households out of which 33.4 % were living in children under 18 years. 65.3 % married couples living together, 5.8 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1 % were non-families. 21.3% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 10.0 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size is 2.99 people.
The population was spread out with 25.5 % under the, 6.2 % 18 -24- year-old, 27.1 % 25 -44- year-old, 27.4 % 45-64 year olds and 13.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 94.9 men.
The median household income in Acme was 50 425 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 58 886 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 36,201 U.S. dollars, compared to 26,607 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 24,219 U.S. dollars. 6.5 % of the population and 4.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 3.5 % of minors and 9.7 % of those age 65 or over.
Industry
In Acme is the seat of the company Kwikee Kwiver. It is a manufacturer of quivers for bows to hunt game.