Editing Fulton Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Fulton Township, Michigan
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| image_caption      = The village of [[Perrinton, Michigan|Perrinton]] along Robinson Street
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Perrinton, Michigan|Perrinton]] (pink)<!-- Location -->
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot]]

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'''Fulton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,484 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Fulton_township,_Gratiot_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2605731080 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
*The village of [[Perrinton, Michigan|Perrinton]] is within the township.
*'''Middleton''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township, about one mile west of Perrinton and just north of [[Fulton High School (Michigan)|Fulton High School]] on [[M-57 (Michigan highway)|M-57]] at {{Coord|43|11|00|N|84|42|32|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|632280|Middleton, Michigan}}</ref> The [[ZIP code]] is 48856.
*'''Pompeii''' is an unincorporated community in the township about four miles east of Perrinton on the boundary with neighboring [[Washington Township, Gratiot County, Michigan|Washington Township]] at {{Coord|43|11|02|N|84|36|03|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|635217|Pompeii, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.57%) is water.  The township contains portions of the [[Maple River State Game Area]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,413 people, 884 households, and 670 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|68.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 963 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 884 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $48,060. Males had a median income of $36,319 versus $27,452 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,101.  About 8.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Gratiot County, Michigan}}

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