Editing Gun Plain Township, Michigan

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| official_name      = Charter Township of Gun Plain
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan]]

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'''Gun Plain Charter Township''' (T1N R11W) is a [[charter township]] of [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 6,148.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Gun Plain township, Allegan County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Gun_Plain_township,_Allegan_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2600535720 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>

The city of [[Plainwell, Michigan|Plainwell]] lies within the [[Survey township|township's survey area]], but is administratively autonomous. [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] is about {{convert|12|mi}} south, and [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] is about 35 miles (56&nbsp;km) north.

==Communities==
There are no villages within the township, but there are a few [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Argenta''' is located at Riverview Drive and 4th Street.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget |title=Allegan County |trans-title=|date=August 5, 2010 |year= |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ALLEGAN_COUNTY_125027_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510090222/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ALLEGAN_COUNTY_125027_7.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-10 |url-status=live |scale= |series= |version= |cartography= |page= |pages= |section= |inset= |edition= |location= |language= |format=PDF |isbn= |id= |ref= |accessdate=January 15, 2013 }}</ref> 
*'''Neeley''' is located in the northeastern corner at Marsh and Pine roads ({{Coord|42|30|00|N|85|33|16|W}} Elevation: 794&nbsp;ft/242 m).<ref>{{gnis|633258|Neeley, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.5000351&p_longi=-85.5544582&fid=633258 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>

==History==
The first Euro-American settler here was Cyrenius Thompson, who settled here in 1832.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 245</ref> On the boundary with [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]] at 106th Avenue, Brouard Post Office opened on March 7, 1884. The Brouard Post Office was renamed Doster on March 3, 1900. The Doster Post Office was downgraded to a branch of the Plainwell Post Office on July 21, 1961. On October 28, 1978, the Doster postal branch was closed.<ref>{{gnis|2573927|Doster Post Office (historical)}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.4672222&p_longi=-85.5425&fid=2573927 GNIS in Google Map].</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|89.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.92%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600535720| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212153259/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2600535720| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gun Plain township, Allegan County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 2796
| 1970 = 3231
| 1980 = 4298
| 1990 = 4754
| 2000 = 5637
| 2010 = 5895
| 2020 = 6148
| 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 2000, there were 5,637 people, 2,038 households, and 1,620 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|165.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,112 housing units at an average density of {{convert|61.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 2,038 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,495, and the median income for a family was $58,921. Males had a median income of $45,176 versus $28,969 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,941.  About 5.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gunplain.org/ Gun Plain Charter Township official website]

{{Allegan County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Allegan County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]