Editing Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Beaver Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Bay Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Beaver Township (Bay), MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay 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  = [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Steve Gray
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Mary McCarry
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1867

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.59
| area_land_km2      = 91.53
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2723
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 186
| elevation_ft       = 610
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|41|57|N|84|05|51|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48611 ([[Auburn, Michigan|Auburn]])<br>48631 ([[Monitor Township, Michigan|Kawkawlin]])<br>48634 ([[Linwood, Michigan|Linwood]])<br>48642 ([[Midland, Michigan|Midland]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-06540<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        = 1625900<ref>{{gnis|1625900}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://beavertwp.com/|Official website}}
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'''Beaver Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The township's population was 2,723 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Beaver township, Bay County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Beaver_township,_Bay_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2601706540 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> It is included in the [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Communities==
The township has five [[unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]] located within its borders:
*'''Beaver''' is located at the intersection of 9 Mile Road and Parish Road at the corners of [[section (United States land surveying)|section]]s 11, 12, 13 and 14. It is at {{Coord|43|42|42|N|84|04|04|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|620899|Beaver, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.7116904&p_longi=-84.0677637&fid=620899 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>
*'''Duel''' is located at the intersection of Parish Road and Flajole Road at the corners of sections 7, 8, 15 and 16. It is at {{Coord|43|42|43|N|84|08|49|W|}}.(Elevation:  640&nbsp;ft./195 m.)<ref>{{gnis|624961|Duel, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.7119691&p_longi=-84.1469333&fid=624961 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>
*'''Loehne''', often misspelled as Loehme, is located on 9 Mile Road between River Road and Seidlers Road. ({{Coord|43|41|25|N|84|04|04|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Loehne, Michigan}} (Elevation:  614&nbsp;ft./187 m.)<ref>{{gnis|1617687|Loehme}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6903018&p_longi=-84.067763&fid=1617687 GNIS in Google Map].</ref> It was named for storekeeper Edwin Loehne who became the first postmaster of a rural post office on April 20, 1894. The office operated until July 20, 1904.<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>{{cite book |editor-last=Gansser |editor-first=Augustus H. |title=History of Bay County, Michigan: and representative citizens |orig-year=1905 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad0852.0001.001 |access-date=2008-09-28 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. }}, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD0852.0001.001;didno=BAD0852.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000125 p. 119] and [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD0852.0001.001;didno=BAD0852.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000125 p. 132]</ref>
*'''Seidlers''', also known as Seidler Corners, is located at Seidlers Road and Garfield Road. {{Coord|43|40|58|N|84|05|16|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Seidlers, Michigan}} (Elevation:  610&nbsp;ft./186 m.)<ref>{{gnis|1617843|Seidlers, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6828021&p_longi=-84.0877635&fid=1617843 GNIS in Google Map]</ref> It was founded in 1902 by Henry Seidler, who had a [[general store]], [[blacksmith]] shop, and [[bar (establishment)|saloon]]. A school was added in 1905.<ref name="Romig"/>
*'''Willard''' is located at the corners of sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, the intersection of 11 Mile Road and Beaver Road. It is at {{Coord|43|40|06|N|84|06|30|W|}}. (Elevation:  617&nbsp;ft./188 m.)<ref>{{gnis|1616490|Willard, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.668358&p_longi=-84.1083193&fid=1616490 GNIS in Google Map]</ref>

==History==

Beaver Township was organized March 13, 1867. Levi Willard, Josiah L. Wellington, and Oscar H. Kellogg were appointed to oversee the first township meeting to be held on the first Monday in April of that year.<ref name="Organized">{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1867 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed At The Regular Session of 1867 Vo. II |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015033931398 |location=Lansing |publisher=John A. Kerr & Co. |page=326 |isbn=}}</ref> In 1873, [[Deep River Township, Michigan|Deep River Township]] was set off from Beaver Township.<ref name="Local Act">{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1873 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed At The Regular Session of 1873 Vo. III Local and Personal Acts|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015033931299 |location=Lansing |publisher=W. S. George & Co. |page=19 |isbn=}}</ref> A post office name Willard was opened on February 26, 1885.<ref name=wpo>{{gnis|2547910|Willard Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6683333&p_longi=-84.1083333&fid=2547910 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> On November 30, 1892, the Duel community received its post office.<ref name=dpo>{{gnis|2548183|Duel Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.7119444&p_longi=-84.1469444&fid=2548183 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> On April 20, 1894, the Loehne community had its post office open.<ref name=lpo>{{gnis|2548104|Loehne Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6902778&p_longi=-84.0677778&fid=2548104 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> On Dec 31, 1907, the Willard Post Office was closed down.<ref name=wpo/> The Loehne post office closed on July 30, 1904.<ref name=lpo/> On Mar 31, 1908, the Duel post office was closed.<ref name=dpo/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|91.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.06%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601706540| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145135/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601706540| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Beaver township, Bay County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,806 people, 968 households, and 787 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|79.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 998 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 968 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,546, and the median income for a family was $55,972. Males had a median income of $41,420 versus $27,303 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,654.  About 2.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

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