Editing Antrim Township, Michigan

{{distinguish|Antrim, Michigan|Antrim County, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Antrim Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Antrim Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Jerry Gutting
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Susan McGahey
| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = 1838

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CENS>{{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|format=PDF |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]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=42 Michigan}}</ref>
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.64
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.53
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.11

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2116
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| 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|42|49|50|N|84|05|44|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48414 ([[Bancroft, Michigan|Bancroft]])<br>48418 ([[Byron, Michigan|Byron]])<br>48857 ([[Morrice, Michigan|Morrice]])<br>48872 ([[Perry, Michigan|Perry]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-03120<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        = 1625840<ref>{{gnis|1625840}}</ref>
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'''Antrim Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 2,116.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Antrim_township,_Shiawassee_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615503120 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>  The township is believed to be named after either [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim, Northern Ireland]] or [[Antrim, New Hampshire]].<ref name="history"/>

Antrim Township was organized in 1838.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CWAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1170%2C226866 | title=County Also Marks 150 | work=The Argus-Press | date=July 1, 1986 | access-date=4 May 2015 | author=Epstein, Michael | pages=F11}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Antrim Center''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the township at Godfrey and E. Ellsworth roads. {{Coord|42|48|49|N|84|06|52|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:10000_source:GNIS|name=Antrim Center|display=inline}}<ref>{{gnis|1617419|Antrim Center, Michigan}}</ref>  Originally, the post office here was called Antrim, then later changed to Glass River.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.migenweb.org/shiawassee/history.html |title=History of Shiawassee County and its Townships |access-date=2009-03-24 |work=Shiwawassee County MIGenWeb Project |publisher=The MIGenWeb Project  |date=2008-12-05}}</ref> The post office closed on September 13, 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mi/glassriver.html | title =Glass River | access-date  =2009-03-24 | author =Mike Steele | work =Ghosttowns.com | publisher   =Ghosttowns.com }}</ref>
*'''Nicholson''' is an unincorporated community in the township on E. Lovejoy Road (border road with [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]]) between State and Nohel roads. {{Coord|42|46|37|N|84|07|26|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:10000_source:GNIS|name=Nicholson, Michigan|display=inline}}<ref>{{gnis|1617743|Nicholson, Michigan}}</ref><ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SHIAWASSEE_COUNTY_125308_7.pdf SHIAWASSEE County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Genographic Information.  September 2007.</ref> Nicholson contained a post office from 1896 until 1901.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MI&county=Shiawassee | title=Shiawassee  County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> Joseph C. Nicholson, the postmaster, gave the community its name.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BT8iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sqwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1689%2C2760640 | title=Ghost towns and post offices of Shiawassee County visited | work=The Argus-Press | date=October 2, 2000 | access-date=2 May 2015 | pages=3}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.64|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|35.53|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|1.11|sqmi|km2|2}} (3.03%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,050 people, 691 households, and 570 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|56.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 734 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 691 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,092, and the median income for a family was $59,438. Males had a median income of $45,052 versus $28,571 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,806.  About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Highways==
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== Notable people ==

* [[Brian BeGole]], Michigan state legislator<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian BeGole For State Representative |url=https://www.begoleforstaterep.com/about-}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Shiawassee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Shiawassee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]