Editing Bethany Township, Michigan

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'''Bethany Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,773,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bethany_township,_Gratiot_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2605708020 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 1,407 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 US Census |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 |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

==History==
A Lutheran mission aimed at reaching the Ojibwe was established here in 1847 by Edward R. Baierlein.  The mission lasted until 1857 when the Ojibwe were relocated to [[Isabella County, Michigan]].  Bethany Township was organized in 1858.{{sfn|Romig|1986|pages=598–60}}

==Communities==
*The city of [[St. Louis, Michigan|St. Louis]] is at the western edge of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
*The village of [[Breckenridge, Michigan|Breckenridge]] is on the eastern boundary within neighboring [[Wheeler Township, Michigan|Wheeler Township]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.03% is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,492 people, 518 households, and 395 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|99.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 543 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 64.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.87% of the population.

There were 518 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 10.9% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 51.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 399.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 494.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,177, and the median income for a family was $48,942. Males had a median income of $27,044 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,177.  About 5.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 0-8143-1838-X |location=Detroit, Michigan |id={{ISBN|978-0814318386}} }}

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