Editing Dundee Township, Michigan

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

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|image_skyline            = Dundee Township Michigan Township Hall.JPG
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Dundee Township Hall in the village of [[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]]
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|image_seal               =

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|pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
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|pushpin_label            = Dundee Township
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|image_map                = Dundee Township, MI location 2020.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Left: Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]] (pink); Right: Location within the state of Michigan
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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        = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Joanna Uhl
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Janet Salenbien
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1838

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           =
|area_land_km2            = 
|area_water_km2           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 48.60
|area_land_sq_mi          = 48.22
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.38

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611523400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Dundee township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 8145
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 168.9

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 203
|elevation_ft             = 666
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|57|36|N|83|40|27|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 48131 ([[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]])<br>48140 ([[Ida, Michigan|Ida]])<br>49229 ([[Britton, Michigan|Britton]])<br>49238 ([[Deerfield, Michigan|Deerfield]])<br>49270 ([[Petersburg, Michigan|Petersburg]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-115-23400<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              = 1626196<ref>{{gnis|1626196}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.dundeetownship.info}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Dundee Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 8,145 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 6,759 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. The township contains the village of [[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]], and the majority of the township is served by [[Dundee Community Schools]].

==Communities==
*'''Diann''' is the location of a [[junction (rail)|junction]] between the [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1988)|Ann Arbor Railroad]] running north–south, the [[Indiana and Ohio Railway]] coming in from the west, and the [[Canadian National|CN]] Flat Rock Subdivision coming in from the east at {{coord|41|55|55|N|83|38|14|W|}} about {{convert|3|mi|0}} southeast of Dundee.<ref>{{gnis|1617525|Diann, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''[[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]]''' is a village within the township on the [[River Raisin]] at the junction of [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|U.S. Route 23]] and [[M-50 (Michigan highway)|M-50]].
*'''Rea''' is an unincorporated community located at {{coord|41|58|31|N|83|43|18|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|2438719|Rea, Michigan}}</ref> It was founded in 1886 as a railway station. Rea had its own post office from March 2, 1886, until October 2, 1906.<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 |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=468}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dundee Township is in western Monroe County and is bordered to the west by [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]]. The village of Dundee is in the center of the township, {{convert|14|mi}} west of [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], the [[county seat]]. The [[River Raisin]] flows from south to east across the township, passing through the center of Dundee village. The township is within the River Raisin watershed except for the southeast corner, which is drained by tributaries of Plum Creek. The River Raisin and Plum Creek are direct tributaries of [[Lake Erie]] to the southeast.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|48.60|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|48.22|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|0.38|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 0.79%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1239
|1860= 1940
|1870= 2384
|1880= 3242
|1890= 3539
|1900= 3061
|1910= 2942
|1920= 2801
|1930= 2955
|1940= 3489
|1950= 3838
|1960= 4511
|1970= 4911
|1980= 5395
|1990= 5376
|2000= 6341
|2010= 6759
|2020= 8145
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,341 people, 2,367 households, and 1,713 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|130.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,498 housing units at an average density of {{convert|51.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population. 
There were 2,367 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,279, and the median income for a family was $57,996. Males had a median income of $44,250 versus $26,580 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,361.  About 5.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}}
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|50}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|dundeetownship.info}}

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Michigan]]