Milton Township, Cass County, Michigan
Template:Hatnote Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Milton Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,128 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 census">Template:Cite web</ref>
Communities
[edit]There are no incorporated municipalities in the township.
- Dover was a former post office in the township that operated from May 28, 1836, until October 26, 1841.<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref> Peter Truitt, from Slatter Neck, Sussex County, Delaware, settled on Template:Convert near the center of the township in 1831. He operated a tavern on the old Chicago Road between Chicago and Detroit (now US 12), known as the "White Oak Tavern" because of an immense oak tree near the house.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=Romig>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Romig identifies Talmon Skinner as the first postmaster of Dover in Cass County, but no mention is made of a person with that name in Mathews' History of Cass county, Michigan or in Rogers' History of Cass County, from 1825 to 1875. Mathews (p. 351), publishing in 1882, states that Truitt "was the first and only Postmaster in the township, the name of the post office being Dover."</ref> A second post office named Truitt's operated July 26, 1897, until June 29, 1901,<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref> at a station on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Romig identifies the station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad, but this appears to be an error as neither the Chicago & West Michigan nor its successor the Pere Marquette Railway operated tracks in the township.</ref> Grocer James W. Smith as postmaster.<ref name=Romig />
Geography
[edit]Milton Township is located in the southwestern corner of Cass County and is bordered by Berrien County to the west and the state of Indiana to the south. The city of Niles, Michigan, is Template:Convert to the northwest, and South Bend, Indiana, is Template:Convert to the south. The community of Granger, Indiana, is directly to the south of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Milton Township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 1.00%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,646 people, 940 households, and 783 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 971 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 95.12% White, 2.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 940 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $59,896. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $26,050 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,168. About 4.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.