Editing Gilead Township, Michigan

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'''Gilead Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 656.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Gilead township, Branch County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Gilead_township,_Branch_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602332120 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==
There are no incorporated municipalities within the primarily agricultural township. The only concentrated settlements are in two unincorporated communities:
*'''East Gilead''' is just north of the [[Indiana]] state border at {{Coord|41|46|55|N|85|04|59|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|625186|East Gilead, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Gilead''' is on the east side of Lake Gilead at {{Coord|41|48|03|N|85|09|20|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|626815|Gilead, Michigan}}</ref> Its founding was largely the result of the efforts of [[Philander Chase]], who came here in 1831 with plans to found a college. The college did not materialize, but the community did have a post office from 1833 until 1906.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 223</ref>

==Geography==
The township is drained mostly by the [[Prairie River (Michigan)|Prairie River]] and several tributary creeks. A small portion of the southwest corner drains into the [[Fawn River (Michigan)|Fawn River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|55.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|54.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.65%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602332120| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154719/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602332120| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gilead township, Branch County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 753
|2010= 661
|2020= 656
|footnote=<ref name="2020 census"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR2" />
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 753 people, 256 households, and 186 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|35.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 368 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 88.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.01% of the population.

There were 256 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $26,974 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,256.  About 5.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Branch County, Michigan}}

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