Editing Concord Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Concord Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| pushpin_label      = Concord Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Concord Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Concord, Michigan|Concord]] (pink)

<!-- 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  = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = David Saenz
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Terri Butts
| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = 1836

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.20
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.73
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.47

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2755
| 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        = 301
| elevation_ft       = 988
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|11|55|N|84|39|32|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49224 ([[Albion, Michigan|Albion]])<br>49237 ([[Concord, Michigan|Concord]])<br>49269 ([[Parma, Michigan|Parma]])<br>49283 ([[Spring Arbor, Michigan|Spring Arbor]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-17760<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        = 1626127<ref>{{gnis|1626127}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://concordtownshipmi.org/|Official website}}
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}}
'''Concord Township''' (/'kɐn.koɻd̪/ /ˈtɐʊn.ʃɪp/) is a [[civil township]] of [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,755 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Concord_township,_Jackson_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607517760 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''[[Concord, Michigan|Concord]]''' is a village within the township.
*Bath Mills and North Concord Station were both stations on the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] in the northern part of the township. The North Concord Station was located on North Concord Road between Erie and King roads.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.30%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=May 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=26 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Concord Township is in western Jackson County and is bordered to the west by [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]]. Highway [[M-60 (Michigan highway)|M-60]] passes through the township, leading northeast to [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], the [[county seat]], and southwest to [[Homer, Michigan|Homer]].

It is drained by the North Branch of the [[Kalamazoo River]].

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,692 people, 986 households and 753 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|75.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,092 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 986 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

28.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $50,000 and the median family income was $55,991. Males had a median income of $37,482 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,417. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.concordtownshipmi.org/ Concord Township official website]

{{Jackson County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Michigan Territory]]