Editing Bridgeport Charter Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Bridgeport Charter Township, Michigan
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Charter township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Government offices in [[Bridgeport, Michigan|Bridgeport]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Bridgeport, Michigan|Bridgeport]] (pink)

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|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        = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=10460|title=Bridgeport Charter Township, Saginaw County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = August Tausend
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Lee Carpenter
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1848

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|area_total_km2           = 90.31
|area_land_km2            = 89.17
|area_water_km2           = 1.14
|area_total_sq_mi         = 34.87
|area_land_sq_mi          = 34.43
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.44

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 10104
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 293.5

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 179
|elevation_ft             = 587
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|21|42|N|83|53|07|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48415 ([[Birch Run, Michigan|Birch Run]])<br>48601 ([[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]])<br>48722 ([[Bridgeport, Michigan|Bridgeport]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-10460<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              = 1625977<ref>{{GNIS|1625977}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.bridgeportmi.org/|Official website}}
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}}
'''Bridgeport Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 10,104 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bridgeport%20charter%20township,%20Saginaw%20County,%20Michigan|title=Bridgeport CDP, Michigan|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
Bridgeport Township was established in 1848.  A [[sawmill]] was built there in 1849.  By the mid-1860s there was also a [[Roof shingle|shingle]] mill, three shingle factories and a [[salt well]].  By the 1880s the area had shifted to farming with the only mill being a [[grist mill]] built in 1878 by John and Martin Messner.<ref>''History of Saginaw County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Charles C. Chapman & Co., 1881) p. 759</ref>

==Geography==
[[Bridgeport, Michigan|Bridgeport]] is a [[census-designated place]] and an [[unincorporated community]] covering the township from the city of [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] in the northwest, south along [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|Interstate 75]] to the center of the township.<ref>{{gnis|621968|Bridgeport, Michigan}}</ref><ref name="scm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information.  September 2007.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2610440&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en Reference Map, Bridgeport CDP] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043634/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US2610440&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en|date=2020-02-12}}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|34.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.23%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 11709
|2010= 10514
|2020= 10104
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 11,709 people, 4,488 households, and 3,235 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|338.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,669 housing units at an average density of {{convert|134.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 72.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.05% of the population.

There were 4,488 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,765, and the median income for a family was $46,360. Males had a median income of $37,727 versus $23,228 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,760.  About 7.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District]] operates public schools in the area.

==References==
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{{Saginaw County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Michigan]]