Editing Croton Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Croton Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = The [[Croton Dam (Michigan)|Croton Dam]] along the [[Muskegon River]]
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Newaygo County, Michigan|Newaygo]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=18980|title=Croton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan|date=2023|accessdate=November 10, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Morgan Heinzman
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Debbra Wright
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1840

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|area_total_km2           = 94.22
|area_land_km2            = 87.28
|area_water_km2           = 6.94
|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.38
|area_land_sq_mi          = 33.70
|area_water_sq_mi         = 2.68

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3368
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|population_density_sq_mi = 99.9

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 276
|elevation_ft             = 906
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|25|03|N|85|37|25|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49239 ([[Howard City, Michigan|Howard City]])<br>49337 ([[Newaygo, Michigan|Newaygo]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-18980<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              = 1626143<ref>{{GNIS|1626143}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.crotontownship.org/|Official website}}
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}}
'''Croton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Newaygo County, Michigan|Newaygo County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 3,368 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. 

==Communities==
*'''Croton''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|43.4389123|-85.6608793|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|624131|Croton, Michigan}}</ref>  The community was first settled in 1840 and centered around a new sawmill.  Originally known as Muskegon Fork, it was given a post office under the name Stearns Mill on December 30, 1847.  It was renamed to Croton on September 15, 1850.  Croton was [[plat]]ted in 1854 and incorporated as a village in 1870.  The post office closed on January 31, 1908, and the village soon after disincorporated.<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  |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=141}}</ref>
*'''Croton Heights''' is an unincorporated community located along the Muskegon River at {{coord|43.4564127|-85.6347678|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|624133|Croton Heights, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Riverview''' is an unincorporated community located just northeast of Croton along the Muskegon River at {{coord|43.4480791|-85.6525460|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|636019|Riverview, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Tift Corner''' is an unincorporated community located along M-82 in the southern portion of the township at {{coord|43.3958579|-85.6228211|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1621912|Tift Corner, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|33.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.37%) is water.<ref>{{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 13, 2023|page=36 Michigan}}</ref>

The [[Croton Dam (Michigan)|Croton Dam]] on the [[Muskegon River]] is located in the township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|82|name1=88th Street}} runs east–west through the southern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,042 people, 1,222 households, and 874 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|89.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,696 housing units at an average density of {{convert|49.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 1,222 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,596, and the median income for a family was $48,229. Males had a median income of $40,219 versus $22,717 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,036.  About 5.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

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

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Newaygo County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Michigan]]