Editing Crystal Township, Oceana County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[Crystal Township, Montcalm County, Michigan]].}}
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'''Crystal Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2020 census]], the township population was 681.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Crystal_township,_Oceana_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612719100 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
This area was one of the locations the Ottawa were moved to from [[Ionia County, Michigan]] in the late 1850s.  The township was established in 1866.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=142}}

== Communities==
* '''Crystal Valley''' is an [[unincorporated community]] on Crystal Creek at {{Coord|43|46|26|N|86|14|15|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Crystal Valley}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619635|Crystal Valley, Michigan}}</ref> A post office opened July 14, 1871, and operated until February 28, 1954.<ref>{{gnis|2515404|Crystal Valley Post Office (historical)}}</ref> The Jared H. Gay house (built in 1861), which is Michigan's the oldest continually occupied log cabin in its original location is in the Crystal Valley community.
* '''Elmwood''' is an area of the township that was first settled in 1873 and had a school built in 1876.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=181}}
* '''Beanville''' was a former place in the township. It was founded in 1878 by John Bean, Jr. when he built a sawmill and general store there. The current mayor is Ryan Seil.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.03% is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 832 people, 239 households, and 182 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|23.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 404 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 79.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 14.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 31.13% of the population.

There were 239 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.4% 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 3.03 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the township the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,719, and the median income for a family was $37,955. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $17,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $10,899.  About 14.8% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
===Notes===
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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 |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}} }}
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[[Category:Townships in Oceana County, Michigan]]
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