Editing Cherry Grove Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Cherry Grove Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Cherry Grove Township, MI hall and fire department.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Cherry Grove Township Hall and Fire Department
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Cherry Grove Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Cherry Grove Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] (red) and the administered CDP of [[Wedgewood, Michigan|Wedgewood]] (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]

<!-- Government -->| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Ben Pearson
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Lynn Nixon
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 93.78
| area_land_km2      = 86.43
| area_water_km2     = 7.36
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.21
| area_land_sq_mi    = 33.37
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.84

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2421
| 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        = 391
| elevation_ft       = 1283
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|11|54|N|85|30|25|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49601 ([[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]])<br>49618 ([[Boon, Michigan|Boon]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-15060<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
| blank1_info        = 1626067<ref>{{GNIS|1626067}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.cherrygrovetwp.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Cherry Grove Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,421 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| accessdate = January 30, 2022|page=45 Michigan}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''Axin''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|44|12|36|N|85|32|51|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1622778|Axin, Michigan}}</ref>  Axin was settled about {{convert|9.5|mi|km}} southwest of Cadillac and named after local resident J. Axin Morgan.  A post office in Axin operated from  August 21, 1899 until January 30, 1943.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=37}}
*'''Benson''' is an unincorporated community within the township at {{Coord|44|12|31|N|85|29|49|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619167|Benson, Michigan}}</ref>  It is located about one mile south of [[M-55 (Michigan highway)|M-55]], five miles west of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]].  The community was named after local farmer Swan Benson and once contained its own post office from November 17, 1884 until April 30, 1911.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=56}}
*'''Cherry Grove''' was one of the original communities within the township when a rural post office was established.  The post office was very short lived and operated only from February 7 to March 3, 1879.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=113}}
*'''[[Wedgewood, Michigan|Wedgewood]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] located within the southeast portion of the township at {{coord|44|11|37|N|85|29|25|W}}.<ref>{{cite gnis|2583770|Wedgewood Census Designated Place}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.21|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|33.37|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|2.84|sqmi|km2|2}} (7.84%) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

Much of [[Lake Mitchell (Michigan)|Lake Mitchell]] is located in the northeast of the township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|55|name1=East Michigan 55}} runs east–west through the northern portion of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|115}} runs very briefly through the northeast corner of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,328 people, 908 households, and 714 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|69.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 908 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,190, and the median income for a family was $55,444. Males had a median income of $39,688 versus $25,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,798.  About 5.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Cherry Grove Township is served by two separate public school districts.  The vast majority of the township is served by [[Cadillac Area Public Schools]] to the east in the city of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]].  A very small portion of the southeast corner of the township is served by [[Pine River Area Schools]] to the south in the village of [[LeRoy, Michigan|LeRoy]] in [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WEXFORD%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Wexford County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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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 |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=37, 56, 113}}

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