Editing Center Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Center Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Center Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Center Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Bill Hutto
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Constance Jordan
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.26
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.30
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.96

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 525
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 224
| elevation_ft       = 735
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|35|50|N|84|55|12|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 49769 ([[Pellston, Michigan|Pellston]])<br>49755 ([[Levering, Michigan|Levering]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-143000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626051<ref>{{gnis|1626051|Details from USGS GNIS}}</ref>
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'''Center Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 525 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Center_township,_Emmet_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2604714300 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.26|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.30|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.96|sqmi|km2|2}} (2.72%) is water.

==Communities==
*'''Ely''' is an unincorporated community in Center Township, which was established in 1876 and had a post office from 1879 until 1908.<ref>Watler Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 183</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 499 people, 192 households, and 137 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|14.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 301 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 93.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.81% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 192 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $45,556. Males had a median income of $36,375 versus $26,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,201.  About 2.9% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Emmet County, Michigan}}

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