Trowbridge township, Allegan County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,519 (3% urban, 97% rural)
| Males: 1,287 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 1,232 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,505 (2,147 owner occupied, 358 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Trowbridge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.66
| Trowbridge township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Trowbridge township: | $56,077 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $606 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $140,100 (it was $111,300 in 2000)
| : | $140,100 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 73 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Trowbridge township: Eagle Creek Golf Club (A), Trowbridge Dam (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Trowbridge township include: Trow Bridge Church (A), Merson Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blackman Cemetery (1), Mallery Cemetery (2), Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Pike Lake (A), Osgood Lake (B), Hodge Lake (C), Minkler Lake (D), Middle Lake (E), Foster Lake (F), Emerson Lake (G), Base Line Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Osgood Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Trowbridge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 52
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
14 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19
- Mobile homes: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Trowbridge township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Chemicals (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Chemicals (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Trowbridge township:
- Norwegian (57.4%)
- German (31.5%)
- French Canadian (5.6%)
- Swedish (5.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 30 (73%)
- Other means: 6 (15%)
- Worked at home: 5 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Coal or coke (31%)
14 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
84.0% of residents of Trowbridge township speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54- In family households: 54 (17 male householders, 0 female householders)
18 spouses, 19 children (19 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
481 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (39 men, 74 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 37.5% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |