Editing Forsyth Township, Michigan

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|official_name            = Forsyth Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Marquette County, Michigan|Marquette County]] and the administered communities of [[Gwinn, Michigan|Gwinn]] (1) and portion of [[K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base|K.I. Sawyer]] (2)

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Marquette County, Michigan|Marquette]]

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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Joseph Boogren
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Michelle Borrett
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=August 21, 2023}}</ref>
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 182.9
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 6194
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|population_density_sq_mi = 33.9

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|coordinates              = {{coord|46|17|22|N|87|25|21|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 49841 ([[Gwinn, Michigan|Gwinn]])<br/>49833 (Little Lake)<br/>49866 ([[Negaunee, Michigan|Negaunee]])<br/>49885 ([[Skandia Township, Michigan|Skandia]])<br/>49880 ([[Rock, Michigan|Rock]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 906|906]]
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|blank_info               = 26-103-29720<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              = 1626299<ref>{{gnis|1626299}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.forsythtwpmi.org}}
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'''Forsyth Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Marquette County, Michigan|Marquette County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 6,194 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The township was named for O. F. Forsyth, general agent for a mining firm in the area.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

== Communities ==
* [[Gwinn, Michigan|Gwinn]] is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in the township. The CDP includes the nearby community of New Swanzy.
* A portion of the former [[K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base]] extends into the township.
* '''Austin''' is an unincorporated community to the west of Gwinn, across the Middle Branch of the [[Escanaba River]]
* '''Princeton''' is an unincorporated community northwest of Austin, 
* '''Little Lake''' is an unincorporated community in the township on [[M-35 (Michigan highway)|M-35]] at {{Coord|46|17|20|N|87|20|31|W|type:city_region:US}}.<ref>{{gnis|630669|Little Lake, Michigan}}</ref> It is located to the northeast of Little Lake and approximately four miles east of Gwinn. The community was first settled in 1863 around the mill and general store of the Cheshire Iron Manufacturing Company. The station on the [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company]] was at first named Cheshire Junction. The community was known as Little Lake, because of its proximity to the body of water, but was given a post office named Forsyth after the township in October 1877. In March 1966, the post office was renamed as Little Lake.<ref name="Romig"/> The [[ZIP Code]] is 49833.
* [[Plains, Michigan|Plains]], an [[unincorporated community]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|182.85|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|177.76|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|5.09|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 2.78%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|35}}
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|94}}
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|553}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,824 people, 2,022 households, and 1,429 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|27.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,846 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 2,022 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,944, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $32,969 versus $20,665 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,550.  About 10.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.forsythtwpmi.org}}

{{Marquette County, Michigan}}

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