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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Fredonia Township, Michigan | settlement_type = [[Township (United States)|Township]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps -->| | pushpin_map = Michigan | pushpin_label = Fredonia Township | pushpin_label_position = top <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- 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 = [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun]] <!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 90.2 | area_land_km2 = 88.1 | area_water_km2 = 2.1 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1585 | 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 = 286 | elevation_ft = 938 | coordinates = {{coord|42|11|39|N|85|0|5|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-30500<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 = 1626312<ref>{{gnis|1626312}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.fredoniatownship.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Fredonia Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]] located southwest of the city of [[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall]]. It is part of the [[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,585 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Fredonia township, Calhoun County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Fredonia_township,_Calhoun_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602530500 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|90.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.38%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602530500| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143849/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602530500| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fredonia township, Calhoun County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> ==Communities== *'''Ellis Corner''' is a named place located at the intersection or H Drive South and 13 Mile Road. This was also the location of a post office in this township from 1882 until 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=180}} The Fredonia Township Fire Station #2 is located in Ellis Corners. *'''[[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall]]''' city limit extends into the northeast corner of the township. *'''Wrights Corner''' is a named place located at the intersection of F Drive South (M227) and 17 Mile Road (Old 27) and the location of the township hall and fire station #1. ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1960 = 1206 | 1970 = 1442 | 1980 = 1755 | 1990 = 1741 | 2000 = 1723 | 2010 = 1626 | 2020 = 1585 | footnote = Source: Census Bureau. Census [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf 1960-] 2000, 2010. }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010 there were 1,626 people, 679 households, and 503 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|50.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}} and housing density was 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km<sup>2</sup>). Of the 679 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91. The township population age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,635, and the median income for a family was $50,909. Males had a median income of $35,388 versus $28,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,354. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. ==References== ===Notes=== {{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.fredoniatownship.com Fredonia Township official website] {{Calhoun County, Michigan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Calhoun County, Michigan]] [[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
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