Editing Calvin Township, Michigan

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| postal_code        = 49031, 49061, 49095, 49130
| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
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'''Calvin Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,993 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Calvin township, Cass County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Calvin_township,_Cass_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602712620 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Calvin Township's first public school was built in 1834. Calvin Township was organized in 1835 and named for [[Calvin Britain]] who represented Cass County in the state legislature.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=94}} Calvin Township along with Cass County generally was part of the [[Underground Railroad]]. In 1850 Calvin Township's population was 25.3% African-American.<ref>Ernestine K. Enomoto and David L. Angus. "African American School Attendance in the 19th Century: Education in a Rural Northern Community, 1850-1880" in  ''The Journal of Negro Education'', Vol. 64, No. 1 (Winter, 1995), pp. 42-51</ref> Many of these families are of mixed Native ancestry, especially from the Saponi, Lumbee, and Pamunkey tribes.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|92.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 3.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602712620| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142516/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602712620| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Calvin township, Cass County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Calvin Township is the location of the [[Calvin crater|Calvin]] [[impact event|impact crater]].

==Communities==
*'''Brownsville''' began with a gristmill built by Pleasant Grubb in 1831. It was located at the lower end of Diamond Lake. It had a post office from 1854 until 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=82}}
*'''Calvin Center''' is an unincorporated community on the central part of the township. Located about 3.8 miles south of Diamond Lake, 4 miles south of Vandalia, 18 miles east of Niles, 17 miles west of Constantine, 5 miles north of [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|U.S. Route 12]] and is located on Calvin Center Rd. in the Cassopolis address area.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 2041
|2010= 2037
|2020= 1993
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,041 people, 784 households, and 559 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|59.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 999 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 69.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.50% of the population.

There were 784 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% 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 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,171, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $33,289 versus $25,472 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,387.  About 8.8% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
All of Calvin Township is zoned to [[Cassopolis Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26027_cass/DC20SD_C26027.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, MI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-02-26}}</ref>

==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=081431838X |location=Detroit, Michigan |id={{ISBN|978-0814318386}} }}

==External links==
*[http://calvintownship.com/ Calvin Township official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Cass County, Michigan]]
[[Category:South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area]]
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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]