Editing Adrian Charter Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Adrian Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Adrian Charter Township
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
| image_skyline      = Adrian Charter Township Office, MI.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Adrian Charter Township Office
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Adrian Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Adrian Charter Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]]
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee]]
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=00460|title=Adrian Township, Lenawee County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=June 15, 2023}}</ref>
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Stephen May
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Sarah Buku
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1834
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 88.09
| area_land_km2      = 88.03
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi   = 34.01
| area_land_sq_mi    = 33.99
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Adrian+township;+Lenawee+County;+Michigan|title=Adrian Township; Lenawee County; Michigan|date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 6401
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 188.3
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 265
| elevation_ft       = 869
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|55|55|N|84|03|18|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49221 ([[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian]])<br>49286 ([[Tecumseh, Michigan|Tecumseh]])<br>49287 ([[Tipton, Michigan|Tipton]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-00460<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625804<ref>{{GNIS|1625804}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://adrianchartertownship.com/|Official website}}
}}

'''Adrian Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The township population was 6,401 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/> The city of [[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian]] borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.

==Communities==
*'''Birdsall''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along [[M-52 (Michigan highway)|M-52]] on the eastern border of the township with [[Raisin Charter Township, Michigan|Raisin Township]] at {{coord|41|56|31|N|84|00|16|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|621441|Birdsall, Michigan}}</ref>  The community was first settled as early as 1827 by farmer Darius Comstock, who was the brother of Addison Comstock, who founded the community of [[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian]].  The area settled around a [[Quakers|Quaker]] school and seminary, which operated from 1850 to 1907.  In 1897, the community received a station along the [[Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898)|Detroit & Lima Northern Railroad]].  That year, a post office opened on July 15, 1897 and was named Birdsall after the first and only postmaster, Daniel B. Birdsall.  The post office operated only briefly and closed on October 15, 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=62}}

==History==
The present boundaries of Adrian Township correspond to [[survey township]] 6 South Range 3 East. Lenawee County was initially divided into three townships by act of the [[Michigan Territorial Council]] on April 12, 1827. [[Tecumseh Township, Michigan|Tecumseh Township]] spanned the northern portion of the county, Logan Township spanned the middle tier, and [[Blissfield Township, Michigan|Blissfield Township]] spanned the southern tier (and also included an area in the [[Toledo Strip]] which ultimately became part of [[Ohio]]).

Over time, new townships were created and the area of Logan Township was reduced. By an act of the Territorial Legislature on March 7, 1834, Logan Township was reduced to consist of T6S R3E and was renamed as Adrian Township to match that of [[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian]], the main village in the township. The village of Adrian was [[plat]]ted under the name Logan in 1828 by Addison J. Comstock, but was soon renamed Adrian after the Roman Emperor [[Hadrian]] at the request of Comstock's wife.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=11}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|34.01|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|33.99|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.06%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| accessdate = June 13, 2023|page=30 Michigan}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|223}} runs briefly through the southwest portion of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|52|name1=North Adrian Highway}} runs along most of the eastern boundary of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,749 people, 2,147 households, and 1,711 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|166.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,224 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 92.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.97% of the population.

There were 2,147 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,640, and the median income for a family was $64,653. Males had a median income of $46,106 versus $28,558 for females. The total [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,881. About 1.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those aged 65 or over.

==Education==
The majority of the township is served by [[Adrian Public Schools]] to the south in the city of [[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian]], while portions of the western part of the township are served by [[Onsted Community Schools]] to the northwest in the village of [[Onsted, Michigan|Onsted]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_LENAWEE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Lenawee County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=June 11, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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===Sources===
* {{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=11, 62}}

==External links==
* [https://adrianchartertownship.com/ Adrian Township official website]

{{Lenawee County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1834 establishments in Michigan Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1834]]