Easton Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,835 at the 2000 census.HistoryEaston Township was established in 1843.CommunitiesDildine is a hamlet in the township. It had a post office from 1899 until 1902.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.6sqmi, of which 28.4sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.59%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,835 people, 1,097 households, and 796 families residing in the township. The population density was 99.8 per square mile (38.5/km²). There were 1,161 housing units at an average density of 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.07% White, 0.25% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57% of the population.There were 1,097 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.
