Editing Albert Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Albert Township, Michigan
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| postal_code        = 49756 ([[Lewiston, Michigan|Lewiston]])<br/>49709 ([[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]])<br/>49751 ([[Johannesburg, Michigan|Johannesburg]])
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'''Albert Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 2,453.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
[[File:Plat map of Albert Township, Michigan (1903).jpg|thumb|left|1903 plat map of Albert Township, Montmorency County, Michigan]] Albert Township was organized March 13, 1883, originally including the South 1/2 of Township 30 North, Range 1 East which was released in 1893 to form [[Vienna Township, Montmorency County, Michigan|Vienna Township]]. Albert Township public schools were established in 1891.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015071178555|accessdate=2024-11-23|title=Index to the local and special acts of the state of Michigan, 1803 to 1927|publisher=Dennis E. Alward, Charles S. Pierce|date=1927}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in southwestern Montmorency County, bordered to the south by [[Oscoda County, Michigan|Oscoda County]], to the west by [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]], and at its southwest corner by [[Crawford County, Michigan|Crawford County]]. The unincorporated community of [[Lewiston, Michigan|Lewiston]] is in the southwest part of the township; the Lewiston post office ([[ZIP Code]] 49756) serves most of the township. [[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]], the Montmorency [[county seat]], is {{convert|16|mi}} by road to the northeast. 

Albert Township is composed of two [[survey townships]]: Township 29 North, Range 1 East and Township 29 North, Range 2 East, [[Michigan Meridian]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Albert Township has a total area of {{convert|70.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|65.7|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}, or 6.69%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Several lakes are in the township, most notably East and West Twin Lake in the southwest, as well as Big Wolf Lake in the south and Avery Lake in the northeast.

== Communities ==
Albert Township is home to [[Lewiston, Michigan|'''Lewiston''']], a [[census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]].

==Demographics==
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,695 people, 1,229 households, and 822 families residing in the township, with a [[population density]] of 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 2,603 housing units at an average density of {{convert|39.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% 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.

Of the 1,229 households, 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,445, and the median income for a family was $35,597. Males had a median income of $33,795 versus $18,241 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,206.  About 7.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.alberttownship.com}}

{{Montmorency County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Montmorency County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]