Editing Clyde Township, Allegan County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[Clyde Township, St. Clair County, Michigan]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Clyde Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->|
| pushpin_map        = Michigan
| pushpin_label      = Clyde Township
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = 
| mapsize            = 
| map_caption        = 
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- 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  = [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.9
| area_land_km2      = 90.1
| area_water_km2     = 1.8
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2060
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 197
| elevation_ft       = 646
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|33|26|N|86|4|44|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = 
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-16720<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626103<ref>{{gnis|1626103}}</ref>
| website            = https://www.clydetwp.com/
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Clyde Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,060 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Clyde township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Clyde_township,_Allegan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600516720 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Clyde Township was established in 1859.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=122}}

== Communities ==
'''Bravo''' began around a sawmill started by Ezra L. Davis and Alonzo Sherman in 1867.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=75}}

'''Clyde Centre''' began around a sawmill in 1872. It had a post office from 1873 to 1877. After that the sawmill closed and the area was used for farming and lost its identity as a place.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=122}}

'''Pearl''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|42|32|31|N|86|05|34|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Pearl, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|634522|Pearl, Michigan}}</ref> The community began with a sawmill built by Eggleston & Hazleton in 1875, and was first known as Clyde Center from its location near the center of Clyde Township. It was renamed for Simeon O. Pearl in 1881, and a post office was established named Pearl on April 15, 1881, with George H. Smith as the first postmaster. It was also a station on the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]].{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|91.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.92%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600516720| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143901/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600516720| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clyde township, Allegan County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 1575
| 1970 = 1575
| 1980 = 2099
| 1990 = 2001
| 2000 = 2104
| 2010 = 2084
| 2020 = 2060
| footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,104 people, 708 households, and 550 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|60.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 840 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 78.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 16.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 29.66% of the population.

There were 708 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,717, and the median income for a family was $46,806. Males had a median income of $31,549 versus $26,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,986.  About 7.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===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==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828020849/http://www.michigantownshipservices.org/Clyde_Township.htm Clyde Township government]
*[http://history.rays-place.com/mi/alle-clyde.htm Early history of Clyde Township]

{{Allegan County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Allegan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1859 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1859]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]