Editing Butterfield Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Butterfield Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Butterfield_Township_Hall_(Missaukee),_MI.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Butterfield Township Hall
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label            = Butterfield Township
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|image_map                = Butterfield Township, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]]

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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        = [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Mike Rockey
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Marilyn Myers
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 
|area_land_km2            = 
|area_water_km2           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.02
|area_land_sq_mi          = 35.40
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.62

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611312200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Butterfield township, Missaukee County, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 473
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 13.4

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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              = 345
|elevation_ft             = 1132
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|17|53|N|84|55|14|W|region:US-MI_type:adm3rd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 49667 ([[Merritt, Michigan|Merritt]])<br/>49632 ([[Falmouth, Michigan|Falmouth]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-113-12200<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              = 1626015<ref>{{gnis|1626015}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Butterfield Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 473.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Communities==
* '''Butterfield''' is a small [[unincorporated community]] in the southeast portion of the township at {{Coord|44|16|40|N|84|57|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Butterfield}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617469|Butterfield}}</ref> It is approximately three and a half miles south of Merritt on County Road 565 and the eastern terminus of County Road 584. A rural post office operated from October 30, 1895, until October 31, 1922.<ref>{{gnis|2501857|Butterfield Post Office (historical)}}</ref>&nbsp;<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>
* '''[[Merritt, Michigan|Merritt]]''' is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township on County Road 565 just south of [[M-55 (Michigan highway)|M-55]] at {{Coord|44|19|47|N|84|56|41|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Merritt}}.<ref>{{gnis|632136|Merritt}}</ref>
* '''Edson Corners''' {{coord|44|17|30|N|84|53|22|W}} was a community and former post office in the township on the [[Muskegon River]]. It was named for Edson Witherell. The post office operated from August 21, 1878, until March 15, 1900.<ref>{{gnis|2501853|Edson Corners Post Office (historical)}}</ref>&nbsp;<ref name="Romig" />

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.72%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

The [[Muskegon River]], a tributary of [[Lake Michigan]], flows north to south across the township.

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|M|55}} forms the northern boundary of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|74}} was a former state highway that existed from 1919 to 1939.<ref>[http://www.michiganhighways.org/master_list.html#routes70-79 Michigan Highways Master List: 1918-Present]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 
|1880= 
|1890= 
|1900= 221
|1910= 323
|1920= 283
|1930= 294
|1940= 375
|1950= 302
|1960= 276
|1970= 272
|1980= 390
|1990= 452
|2000= 548
|2010= 489
|2020= 473
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 548 people, 211 households, and 155 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|15.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 388 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 211 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $27,375 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,993.  About 7.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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{{Missaukee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Missaukee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]