Editing Banks Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Banks Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
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| pushpin_label      = Banks Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Banks Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Ellsworth, Michigan|Ellsworth]] (pink)

<!-- 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  = [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Thomas P. Mann
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Donna Heeres
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1898

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 132.7
| area_land_km2      = 116.4
| area_water_km2     = 16.3
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| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1588
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 224
| elevation_ft       = 735
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|09|40|N|85|18|23|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49622 ([[Central Lake, Michigan|Central Lake]])<br>49720 ([[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]])<br>49729 ([[Ellsworth, Michigan|Ellsworth]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-05240<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        = 1625881<ref>{{gnis|1625881}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.bankstownship.net/|Official website}}
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'''Banks Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,588.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Banks township, Antrim County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Banks_township,_Antrim_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600905240 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>

== Communities ==
*'''Antrim City''' was a short-lived settlement on the [[Lake Michigan]] shores. Wood, Pearl and Company began shipping operations circa 1861.<ref name="Romig"/> A post office operated from July 21, 1862, until April 19, 1882.<ref>{{cite gnis|2463636|Antrim City Post Office (historical)}}</ref> The principals behind Wood, Pearl and Company, Orvis Wood, Lucius Pearl and Orin Adams had moved operations to [[Norwood, Michigan]] by 1867.<ref name="Romig" />
*'''Atwood''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] at {{Coord|45|10|45|N|85|20|43|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Atwood, Michigan}} at the junction of country road C-48 and [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]].<ref>{{gnis|620314|Atwood, Michigan}}</ref> Atwood was a lumber settlement with a post office operating from 1868 until 1905.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref><ref>{{gnis|2463634|Atwood Post Office (historical)}}</ref> In 1931, Atwood attracted national attention when it was announced that a church, two stores, a garage and over a dozen residences whose entrances faced [[U.S. Route 31]] would be moved fifty feet back, as their proximity to the highway made them unsafe.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91190212/state-highway-department-moving-atwood/ "Cars Whiz Too Close to Doors, City to Move."], ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'' May 17, 1931; p. 7, col. 2 via [[Newspapers.com]]</ref>  Atwood is the birthplace of the writer [[Rex Beach]], best known for his 1906 novel ''[[The Spoilers (Beach novel)|The Spoilers]]'', which was made into a movie five times, most notably in 1930 starring [[Gary Cooper]] and in 1942 starring [[John Wayne]].
*'''[[Ellsworth, Michigan|Ellsworth]]''' is a village on the east side of the township.
*'''Essex''' was a lumbering community in this township. It had a post office from 1900 until 1904.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 186</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|132.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|116.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|16.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 12.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600905240| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142451/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600905240| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Banks township, Antrim County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,813 people, 675 households, and 517 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|40.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 995 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 675 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $35,481 versus $25,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,378.  About 5.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bankstownship.net Banks Township official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Antrim County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1898]]
[[Category:1898 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]