Alaiedon Township, Michigan

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Alaiedon Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,498.

Communities

The city of Lansing is to the northwest of the township and also controls a noncontiguous tract of land within the township along Interstate 96 under a conditional land transfer agreement. Much of the northern portion is considered to be part of the Greater Lansing urban area.
The city of Mason is to the south and has annexed land that was formerly within the township.
The unincorporated community of Holt in Delhi Charter Township is to the west and the unincorporated community of Okemos in Meridian Charter Township is to the north.
Michigan State University owns land in the northwest corner of the township.

Geography

The eastern boundary of the township is the meridian used in the survey of Michigan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²). 92.0 km² (35.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,498 people, 1,115 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.0/km² (98.4/mi²). There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 12.5/km² (32.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.82% White, 6.15% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 1,115 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.2% 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 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 123.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,680, and the median income for a family was $69,261. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $35,028 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,048. About 1.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

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