Editing Dallas Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Dallas Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Dallas Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| image_map          = Dallas Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Fowler, Michigan|Fowler]] (pink)

<!-- Location -->| 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  = [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Vern Feldpausch
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Therese Koenigsknecht
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1845

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 94.56
| area_land_km2      = 94.25
| area_water_km2     = 0.31
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.51
| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.39
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.12

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2411
| 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        = 222
| elevation_ft       = 728
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|59|23|N|84|46|08|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48835 ([[Fowler, Michigan|Fowler]])<br>48873 ([[Pewamo, Michigan|Pewamo]])<br>48894 ([[Westphalia, Michigan|Westphalia]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-19620<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        = 1626156<ref>{{gnis|1626156}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://dallastwp.com/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Dallas Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,411 at the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Dallas_township,_Clinton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603719620 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The township was established in 1845 from a section of [[Lebanon Township, Michigan|Lebanon Township]] and named for vice president [[George M. Dallas]].

==Communities==
* The village of [[Fowler, Michigan|Fowler]] is located within the township on [[M-21 (Michigan highway)|M-21]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|36.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.33%) 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=January 28, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=19 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Dallas Township is located in western Clinton County and is bordered by [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]] to the west.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,323 people, 781 households, and 606 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|63.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 804 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 781 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.8% 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 2.97 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,156, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $40,194 versus $27,008 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,085.  About 2.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://dallastwp.com/}}

{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1845]]
[[Category:1845 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:George M. Dallas]]