Editing Echo Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Echo Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_label      = Echo Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Echo Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = William Derenzy
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Carolyn Barnett
| established_title  = Organized
| established_date   = March 20, 1875

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 91.6
| area_land_km2      = 90.3
| area_water_km2     = 1.3
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| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 952
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 293
| elevation_ft       = 961
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|04|58|N|85|09|29|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49622 ([[Central Lake, Michigan|Central Lake]])<br>49727 ([[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-24640<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        = 1626213<ref>{{gnis|1626213}}</ref>
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'''Echo Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  

Echo Township is located in Michigan with a population of 943. Echo Township is in Antrim County. Living in Echo Township offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Many families and retirees live in Echo Township and residents tend to be conservative.

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 952.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Echo township, Antrim County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Echo_township,_Antrim_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600924640 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> As of the 2023 census, there were 943 people residing in the township. The median age was 46.6 years and the median income $37,938.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Echo township, Antrim County, Michigan - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/2600924640 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=datacommons.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Communities ==
'''Pleasant Valley''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the township at {{Coord|45|03|28|N|85|09|37|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Pleasant Valley}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617791|Pleasant Valley, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|91.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600924640| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212141958/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600924640| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Echo township, Antrim County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 928 people, 355 households, and 272 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|26.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 522 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 355 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,406, and the median income for a family was $40,500. Males had a median income of $31,193 versus $20,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,427.  About 7.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Antrim County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Antrim County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]