Editing Alamo Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Alamo Township, Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]]

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| area_total_km2     = 94.3
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| population_total   = 3805
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'''Alamo Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 3,805.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607700840| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Alamo township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=March 29, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124930/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607700840| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in the northwest corner of Kalamazoo County and is bordered by [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] to the north and [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]] to the west. [[U.S. Route 131]] passes through the east side of the township, leading south to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] and north to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|94.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|93.8|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.53%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,820 people, 1,378 households, and 1,091 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|105.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of {{convert|39.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 1,378 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,409, and the median income for a family was $58,964. Males had a median income of $40,536 versus $29,566 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,116.  About 4.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
In 2021, the Township Board closed the [[Alamo Township Museum]].<ref>[http://www.alamotownship.org/museum] Township board voted to close museum in March 2021.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.alamotownship.org/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724152507/http://home.earthlink.net/~tommaas/Williams.htm Ghost town of Williams in Alamo Township]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080807164410/http://home.earthlink.net/~tommaas/Alamo_Township_museum.htm Alamo Township Museum]
*[http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/tsphoto/kalamazoo/alamo.htm Alamo Center Cemetery tombstone photos - Michigan USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.kalhaventrail.org/ Kal-Haven Trail State Park]
*[http://www.thealamofoundation.org/ Alamo Community Foundation]

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[[Category:Townships in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]