Editing Caldwell Township, Michigan

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

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|image_caption            = Caldwell Township Hall
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|pushpin_label            = Caldwell Township
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Left: location within [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]] and an administered portion of the [[Jennings, Michigan|Jennings]] CDP (pink); right: location within the state of Michigan

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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 Lutke
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] 
|leader_name1             = Shelley Sloat
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1872

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|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           = 
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 35.59
|area_land_sq_mi          = 34.21
|area_water_sq_mi         = 1.38

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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=0600000US2611312440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Caldwell township, Missaukee County, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1394
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 40.7

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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              = 388
|elevation_ft             = 1273
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|22|35|N|85|15|28|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 49663 ([[Manton, Michigan|Manton]])<br/>49651 ([[Lake City, Michigan|Lake City]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-113-12440<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              = 1626018<ref>{{gnis}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Caldwell Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Missaukee County, Michigan|Missaukee County]] in [[Michigan]], in the U.S. The population was 1,394 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.59|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.21|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|1.38|sqmi|km2|2}} (3.88%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

The northernmost shores of [[Lake Missaukee]] extend into Caldwell Township. More than a dozen other named lakes occupy the southern part of the township, including Twin Lake, Dyer Lake, Goose Lake, and the northern end of Crooked Lake.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|42}} runs east–west through the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|66}} forms the eastern boundary of the township.

== Communities ==
* '''Arlene''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] at {{coord|44|23|24|N|85|17|12|W|name=Arlene, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1617420 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> A post office opened at Arlene in 1903, with Walter W. Combs as its first postmaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=29}}</ref>
* [[Jennings, Michigan|'''Jennings''']] is an unincorporated community/[[census-designated place]] (CDP) that is partially within the township.
* The city of [[Lake City, Michigan|Lake City]] is adjacent to the township, to the southeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 
|1880= 104
|1890= 405
|1900= 708
|1910= 687
|1920= 561
|1930= 377
|1940= 566
|1950= 516
|1960= 436
|1970= 511
|1980= 856
|1990= 1104
|2000= 1363
|2010= 1317
|2020= 1394
|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 1,363 people, 523 households, and 369 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|39.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 838 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 523 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,719, and the median income for a family was $35,214. Males had a median income of $28,558 versus $21,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,674.  About 15.5% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
Caldwell township's population was 1,423 people as of 2007. It has had a population growth of 4.40% since 2000. The median home cost is $128,900. Caldwell township's cost of living is 19.81% lower than the U.S. average.<ref>[http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Caldwell_township-Michigan.aspx Quick Facts of Caldwell Township, Michigan]</ref>

== References ==
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{{Missaukee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Missaukee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]