Rome Township, Michigan

Rome Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,772 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9sqmi, of which 35.9sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.08%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,772 people, 617 households, and 502 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.4 per square mile (19.1/km²). There were 643 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.78% White, 0.28% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.27% of the population.There were 617 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.20.