Editing Essex Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Essex Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| pushpin_label      = Essex Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Essex Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Maple Rapids, Michigan|Maple Rapids]] (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        = Carla Wardin
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Lori Conner
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 92.20
| area_land_km2      = 91.58
| area_water_km2     = 0.62
| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.60
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.36
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.24

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1827
| 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        = 215
| elevation_ft       = 705
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|04|44|N|84|39|06|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48835 ([[Fowler, Michigan|Fowler]])<br>48853 ([[Maple Rapids, Michigan|Maple Rapids]])<br>48871 ([[Perrinton, Michigan|Perrinton]])<br>48879 ([[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-26400<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626249<ref>{{gnis|1626249}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.essextownship.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Essex Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,827 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Essex_township,_Clinton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2603726400 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*'''East Essex''' was the name of a post office in the township from 1856 until 1858.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=169}}
*'''[[Maple Rapids, Michigan|Maple Rapids]]''' is a village in the northern part of the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.67%) 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=February 10, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=19 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

Essex Township is located in northern Clinton County and is bordered to the north by [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]].  The [[Maple River (Grand River)|Maple River]], a tributary of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]], flows across the northwest corner of the township, past the village of Maple Rapids.  The township contains portions of the [[Maple River State Game Area]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,812 people, 635 households, and 509 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|50.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.33% 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 1.16% of the population.

There were 635 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,647, and the median income for a family was $52,566. Males had a median income of $39,516 versus $25,577 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,075.  About 4.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[William Porter (athlete)|William Porter]], track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in 1948

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===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-year= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan }}

==External links==
*[http://www.essextwp.org/ Essex Township official website]

{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]