Editing Charlevoix Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Charlevoix Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Chandler Township Offices (Stroud Hall)
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| pushpin_label      = Charlevoix Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Charlevoix Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]]

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=http://www.michigantownships.org/twp_details.asp?fips=14800|title=Charlevoix Twp., Charlevoix Co.|date=2022|accessdate=August 9, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 31.29
| area_land_km2      = 15.38
| area_water_km2     = 15.90
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.08
| area_land_sq_mi    = 5.94
| area_water_sq_mi   = 6.14

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1763
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 188
| elevation_ft       = 617
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|19|34|N|85|15|02|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49711 ([[Bay Shore, Michigan|Bay Shore]])<br>49720 ([[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-14800<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
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| website            = {{URL|www.charlevoixtownship.com|Official website}}
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}}
[[File:Charlevoix Twp Water Tower.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Charlevoix Township water tower]]
'''Charlevoix Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,763 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Charlevoix township, Charlevoix County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Charlevoix_township,_Charlevoix_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602914800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

The township surrounds the city of [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]] in two segments along [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Lake Charlevoix]], but the township and city are administered autonomously.

==Communities==
*'''Belvedere''' is a historic settlement located about {{convert|1.0|mi|km|1}} south of Charlevoix.  It was settled in 1893 with a train depot along the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway|Chicago and Western Michigan Railroad]].  A post office spelled Belvidere opened June 20, 1893 but we respelled to Belvedere three weeks later.  The community did not survive long, and the post office closed by the end of the same year on December 21.<ref>{{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-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=55}}</ref>
*'''Boulder Park''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|45|18|50|N|85|16|45|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|621403|Boulder Park, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|12.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|6.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (50.83%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602914800| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142534/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602914800| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Charlevoix township, Charlevoix County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

Charlevoix Township is located along the shore of [[Lake Michigan]] and [[Lake Charlevoix]], and it occupies two segments of land surrounding the city of [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]]. The northern portion of [[Fisherman's Island State Park]] is within the township.

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|US|31}} runs north through both segments of the township and in and out of the city of Charlevoix.
* {{jct|state=MI|MI|66}} enters briefly through the southeast corner of the township and terminates at US 31 in the city of Charlevoix.
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-56|name1=Boyne City–Charlevoix Road}} is a county-designated highway that begins at US 31 and runs briefly though the northern segment of the township.
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-65|name1=Marion Center Road}} is a county-designated highway that enters the southern segment of the township only briefly before ending at US 31 in the city of Charlevoix.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|2000= 1697
|2010= 1645
|2020= 1763
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,697 people, 662 households, and 462 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|283.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 942 housing units at an average density of {{convert|157.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 662 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,758, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,263 versus $22,969 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,835.  About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Charlevoix Township is served entirely by [[Charlevoix Public Schools]] in the city of [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_CHARLEVOIX%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820162308/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_CHARLEVOIX%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-20 |url-status=live|title=Charlevoix County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.charlevoixtownship.com/ Charlevoix Township official website]

{{Charlevoix County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Charlevoix County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]