Editing California Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = California Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = California Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]]

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

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| area_total_km2     = 55.2
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1181
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 323
| elevation_ft       = 1060
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| blank_info         = 26-12560<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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'''California Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 1,181 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=California township, Branch County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/California_township,_Branch_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602312560 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref>

==History==
California Township was organized in 1846.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=93}} It was named after the [[California Territory]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ZshAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9JcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2343%2C73306 | title=Towns named after states | work=Reading Eagle | date=Jul 2, 1897 | access-date=14 October 2015 | pages=3}}</ref>

==Communities==
There are no incorporated municipalities within the primarily agricultural township. The only concentrated settlements are in two [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]]:
* '''California''' is at {{Coord|41|48|N|84|53|W|type:city|name=California}}.<ref>{{gnis|622459|California, Michigan}}</ref>
* [[Ray, Indiana and Michigan|Ray]] is situated on the [[Indiana]] state border (and is partly within Indiana).<ref>{{gnis|635676|Ray, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|55.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|55.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602312560| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212155116/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602312560| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): California township, Branch County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 909
|2010= 1040
|2020= 1181
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 909 people, 274 households, and 204 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|42.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 294 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 274 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.87.

In the township the population was spread out, with 40.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,545, and the median income for a family was $38,304. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $11,341.  About 21.3% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 46.5% of those under age 18 and 26.0% 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-year= 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 Branch County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]