Editing Broomfield Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Broomfield Township, Michigan
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] (red) and a portion of the administered village of [[Lake Isabella, Michigan|Lake Isabella]] (pink)

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella]]

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| area_total_km2     = 92.5
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| population_total   = 1857
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| elevation_m        = 317
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| postal_code        = 48858, 48893, 49310, 49340
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
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| blank_info         = 26-11140<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>
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'''Broomfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Isabella County, Michigan|Isabella County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,857.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Broomfield_township,_Isabella_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607311140 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Broomfield Township was organized in 1866.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=81}}  There was a village named Bundy in the township from about 1870 until 1897.  It was largely a lumbering village.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=86}}

== Communities ==
* The village of [[Lake Isabella, Michigan|Lake Isabella]] is at the northern boundary of the township, partially within Broomfield Township and partially in [[Sherman Township, Isabella County, Michigan|Sherman Township]].
* '''Broomfield Center''' is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at {{Coord|43|35|45|N|85|01|36|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Broomfield Center}}<ref>{{gnis|1617463|Broomfield Center, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} (2.27%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,620 people, 618 households, and 451 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|46.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 737 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 618 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,711, and the median income for a family was $40,234. Males had a median income of $31,523 versus $21,696 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,227.  About 9.9% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 13.2% 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-date= 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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[[Category:Townships in Isabella County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]