Editing Campbell Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Campbell Township, Michigan
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia]]

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| area_total_km2     = 93.0
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| postal_code        = 48815 ([[Clarksville, Michigan|Clarksville]])<br />48849 ([[Lake Odessa, Michigan|Lake Odessa]])<br />49325 ([[Freeport, Michigan|Freeport]])
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'''Campbell Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. Its population was 2,399 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Campbell_township,_Ionia_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606712840 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Communities ==
There are several communities within Campbell Township:
* '''Elmdale''' is an [[unincorporated community]], located at {{Coord|42|51|13|N|85|18|40|W}}<ref>{{gnis|625518|Elmdale, Michigan}}</ref> along the western boundary with [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]]. It was a station on the [[Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad]].  A post office operated there from January 1889 until May 1940.<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>
* [[Clarksville, Michigan|Clarksville]] is a village within the township. The Clarksville [[ZIP code]] serves the northern portion of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48815&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48815 5-Digit ZCTA, 488 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census</ref>
* The southeastern and south central part of the township is served by the [[Lake Odessa, Michigan|Lake Odessa]] ZIP code, 48849.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48849&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48849 5-Digit ZCTA, 488 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census</ref>
* The southwest portion of the township is served by the [[Freeport, Michigan|Freeport]] ZIP code, 49325.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49325&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49325 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.42%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 2,243 people, 780 households, and 605 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|62.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 830 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.

Of the 780 households, 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,370, and the median income for a family was $58,167. Males had a median income of $40,264 versus $25,771 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,122.  About 4.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
A small section of the township is in [[Lowell Area Schools]]. Alto Elementary School serves that section, while Lowell Middle School and [[Lowell High School (Michigan)|Lowell High School]] serve the entire district.<ref name=LowellSDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.lowellschools.com/downloads/enrollment_2020/lowell_schools_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223204228/https://www.lowellschools.com/downloads/enrollment_2020/lowell_schools_map.pdf |archive-date=2021-02-23 |url-status=live|title=lowell_schools_map.pdf|publisher=Lowell Area Schools|accessdate=2021-02-23}} - [https://www.lowellschools.com/our-district/enrollment/ Elementary school boundary descriptions here] (see text for information on Alto elementary)</ref>{{better source|date=September 2023}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.campbelltownship.org/ Campbell Township]
{{Ionia County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Ionia County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]