Editing Elbridge Township, Michigan

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana]]

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'''Elbridge Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 999 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Elbridge_township,_Oceana_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2612725200 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Elbridge Township was part of the Ottawa Indian Reservation created by treaty in 1855.  The township was organized in 1858.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=178}}

==Communities==
*'''Elbridge''' was a community that had a post office from 1883 until 1905.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=178}}
*'''Elwood''' was a lumber settlement in the township.  It had a post office from 1898 until 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=182}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|36.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.22%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the 2010 census Elbridge Township had a population of 971.  The ethnic and racial composition of the population was 82.3% non-Hispanic white, 0.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% reporting two or more races.<ref>2010 census report for Elbridge Township, Michigan</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,233 people, 344 households, and 259 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|34.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 451 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 80.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.89% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 24.90% of the population.

There were 344 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,838, and the median income for a family was $35,662. Males had a median income of $30,658 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $11,755.  About 14.7% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 38.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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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-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn=978-0814318386 |location=Detroit, Michigan  }}

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[[Category:Townships in Oceana County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1858 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1858]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]