Richmond Township is a

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the township population was 3,544, down from 3,665 in 2010. A portion of the

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is adjacent to the township, but is administratively autonomous.

Geography

The township is in the northeast corner of Macomb County, bordered to the north and east by St. Clair County. The city of Richmond borders the township to the southeast, while the city of

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borders it to the northeast. Mount Clemens, the Macomb

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, is to the southwest, while

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is to the east-northeast. According to the

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, Richmond Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.15%, are water. The township is drained to the southwest by tributaries of the

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, which flows to Lake St. Clair east of Mount Clemens, and to the east by tributaries of the Belle River, which flows to the

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at Marine City.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 3,416 people, 1,020 households and 869 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.93%

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, 0.97%

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, 0.38% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from

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, and 1.38% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 1,020 households, of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.39. Age distribution was 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The

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was $69,449, and the median family income was $72,500. Males had a median income of $54,205 versus $28,427 for females. The

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for the township was $24,937. About 3.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

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NEMC-TV6: Romeo Township Area

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