Editing Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Grant Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Grant Township Hall
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]]

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|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        = [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=34220|title=Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Dan Dysinger
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Tammy Teall
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1896

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 33.25
|area_land_sq_mi          = 32.76
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.49

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Grant+township,+Clare+County,+Michigan|title=Arthur Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>

|population_total         = 3360
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 102.6

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 282
|elevation_ft             = 925
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|51|55|N|84|47|52|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48617 ([[Clare, Michigan|Clare]])<br>48622 ([[Farwell, Michigan|Farwell]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-34220<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              = 1626377<ref>{{GNIS|1626377}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://grant-township.org/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Grant Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 3,360 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>

==Communities==
*'''Dover''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in the northeast portion of the township at {{coord|43.8875237|-84.7477955|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|624833|Dover, Michigan}}</ref>  William Crawford, who was one of the first settlers in the county, moved here with his family in 1866.  A post office in Dover operated from April 24, 1882, until February 15, 1905.<ref>{{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-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=161}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|33.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|32.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land {{convert|0.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.47%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = April 3, 2020|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|10}} enters through the township from the west and briefly runs concurrently with US 127.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} runs south–north through the center of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|10|dab1=Clare}} is a business loop route that runs briefly north out of the city of Clare.
*{{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|127|dab1=Clare}} is a business loop route that has portions concurrent with Bus. US 10.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|115}} runs through the southwestern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,034 people, 1,151 households, and 874 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|91.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,367 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 1,151 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.3% 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 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,245, and the median income for a family was $41,607. Males had a median income of $31,193 versus $21,400 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,597.  About 8.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by two separate public school districts.  Most of the township is served by [[Clare Public Schools]].  The western portion of the township is served by [[Farwell Area Schools]] to the west in the village of [[Farwell, Michigan|Farwell]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_CLARE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Clare County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Clare County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Clare County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1896]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in Michigan]]