Editing Decatur Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Decatur Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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| motto              = "Live, Work and Play in Decatur, a Friendly Community"<ref name="Village of Decatur, Michigan">{{cite web|url= http://www.decaturmi.org/|title=Village of Decatur, Michigan|publisher= Village of Decatur, Michigan |accessdate=August 25, 2012}}</ref>

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[[Image:Van Buren County Michigan 1906 Decatur Township.jpg|thumb|A 1906 [[cadastral map]] of Decatur Township, showing property lines and names of rural landowners]]

'''Decatur Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,575 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Decatur_township,_Van_Buren_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615921060 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The village of [[Decatur, Michigan|Decatur]] is located within the township.

==Communities==
* '''Roth Valley''' is an unincorporated community in the township on Roth Rd. and Valley Rd. Also in adjacent Wayne, Volinia and Hamilton Townships.

==History==
Decatur Township and the Village of Decatur are named after [[Stephen Decatur|Stephen Decatur, Jr.]], celebrated as a hero of the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21738|title=Profile for Decatur, Michigan, MI|publisher=ePodunk|accessdate=August 24, 2012|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142431/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21738|url-status=dead}}</ref> Decatur Township was established in 1861.<ref name="Village of Decatur, Michigan"/> The township is largely a farming area.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (0.98%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,916 people, 1,451 households, and 1,021 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|111.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 89.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.98% of the population.

There were 1,451 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,754, and the median income for a family was $39,122. Males had a median income of $27,585 versus $22,183 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,912.  About 11.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Decatur Township Public Schools are part of the [[Decatur Public Schools (Michigan)|Decatur Public Schools]] district. The district has one elementary school, one middle school and one high school. Students attend [[Decatur High School (Michigan)|Decatur High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.raiderpride.org |title=Decatur Public Schools|publisher= Decatur Public Schools |accessdate=August 25, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.decaturmi.org/ Village of Decatur, Michigan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722150046/http://www.raiderpride.org/decatur/site/default.asp Decatur Public Schools]

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[[Category:Townships in Van Buren County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1861 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]