Editing Blissfield Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Blissfield Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| image_skyline      = blissfield_township_hall.JPG
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Township Hall in the village of [[Blissfield, Michigan|Blissfield]]|
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Blissfield Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Blissfield Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Blissfield, Michigan|Blissfield]] (pink)
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee]]
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Alan Dickerson
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Diann Pail-Warner
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1827
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 54.6
| area_land_km2      = 54.5
| area_water_km2     = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 21.1
| area_land_sq_mi    = 21.1
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3924
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_m        = 208
| elevation_ft       = 682
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|50|28|N|83|51|40|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49228 ([[Blissfield, Michigan|Blissfield]])<br>49238 ([[Deerfield, Michigan|Deerfield]])<br>49268 ([[Palmyra Township, Michigan|Palmyra]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-09020<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625948<ref>{{gnis|1625948}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.blissfieldtownship.com|Official website}}
}}

'''Blissfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 3,924.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Blissfield_township,_Lenawee_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2609109020 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The township was organized in 1827.

The village of [[Blissfield, Michigan|Blissfield]] is located within the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|21.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|21.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.09%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,915 people, 1,573 households, and 1,105 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|185.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,657 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.98% of the population.

There were 1,573 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,306, and the median income for a family was $50,978. Males had a median income of $37,109 versus $24,474 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,406.  About 5.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:blissfield_township_fire_dept.JPG|Township [[Fire Department|Fire Dept]], Adrian St., Blissfield Village
Image:blissfield_township_l&w_Engineering_plant_4.JPG|L & W Engineering plant 4, [[U.S. 223]]
Image:blissfield_township_Grain_Elevators.JPG|[[Grain elevators]], [[U.S. 223]]
Image:blissfield_township_betz_airport.JPG|[[Betz Airport]], Blissfield Hwy.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Blissfield Township, Michigan}}
*[http://www.lenawee.mi.us/ Lenawee County government site]
*[http://www.lenaweehistory.com/ Complete text of ''History of Lenawee County'' published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society]

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[[Category:Townships in Lenawee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1827 establishments in Michigan Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1827]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]