Editing Hadley Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hadley Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Hadley Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer]]

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| established_date   = March 1836

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| area_total_km2     = 93.4
| area_land_km2      = 91.4
| area_water_km2     = 2.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.1
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.3
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.8

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[United States Census, 2020|2020]]
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| population_total   = 4547
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 283
| elevation_ft       = 928
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|55|33|N|83|24|09|W|region:US-MI_type:adm3rd_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 48440 (Hadley P.O. Box),<br />48455 ([[Metamora, Michigan|Metamora]]),<br />48446 ([[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]]),<br />48438 ([[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]]),<br />48462 ([[Ortonville, Michigan|Ortonville]]),<br />48371 ([[Oxford, Michigan|Oxford]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 810|810]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-35840<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>
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'''Hadley Township''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Hadley.ogg|'|h|æ|d|l|iː|}}, {{respell|HAD|lee}})<ref name=MW-Pronounce-Hadley>{{cite web|title=Hadley|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hadley|website=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> is a [[civil township]] of [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 4,547 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hadley_township,_Lapeer_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2608735840 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Communities ==
* '''Cadyville''' was the area around a school house built in 1838. Starting in 1842, it had its own school district covering the southwest portion of the township, but was later absorbed by other school districts.
* '''Farmers Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] at {{Coord|42|57|46|N|83|20|24|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Farmers Creek}}<ref>{{gnis|625832|Farmers Creek, Michigan}}</ref> on the boundary between [[Metamora Township, Michigan|Metamora Township]] on the east and Hadley Township to the west. It was named for the nearby stream. John L. Morse purchased land here in 1833 and settled in 1834. Brother John and Henry M. Look also settled here in 1834. Morse became the first postmaster on January 3, 1836, and the office operated until September 30, 1903.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=92}}
* '''Hadley''' is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township at {{Coord|42|57|16|N|83|24|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Hadley}}.<ref>{{gnis|627582|Hadley, Michigan}}</ref> William Hart, Abraham Tunison, and Charles L. Cambell settled here in 1835. A post office opened on May 7, 1838, with John Mills, Jr. as the first postmaster. ''Circa'' 1907, Franklin Hadley became postmaster and for fifty years some member of the Hadley family held the office.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}} The Hadley post office, with [[ZIP code]] 48440, provide P.O. box service to a small area within the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48440&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48440 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], U.S. Postal Service</ref>
* '''Kerr Hill''' is identified as a populated place by the [[USGS]] [[GNIS]] at {{Coord|42|53|46|N|83|23|46|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Kerr Hill}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617657|Kerr Hill, Michigan}}</ref>
* The village of [[Metamora, Michigan|Metamora]] is to the east, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves much of northern and eastern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The city of [[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]] is to the north-northeast, and the Lapeer post office, with ZIP code 48446, also serves a small portion of northwestern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48446&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48446 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]] is to the west in [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]], and the Goodrich post office, with ZIP code 48438, also serves a portion of southwest Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48438&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48438 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Ortonville, Michigan|Ortonville]] is to the south-southwest in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]], and the Ortonville post office, with ZIP code 48462, also serves portions of southern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48462&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48462 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Oxford, Michigan|Oxford]] is to the southeast in Oakland County, and the Oxford post office, with ZIP code 48371, also serves a small portion of southeast Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48371&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48371 5-Digit ZCTA, 483 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} (2.14%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,655 people, 1,573 households, and 1,338 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|131.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,646 housing units at an average density of {{convert|46.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 1,573 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $72,381, and the median income for a family was $77,006. Males had a median income of $56,000 versus $36,328 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,859.  About 1.3% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Climate==
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Hadley has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=556402&cityname=Hadley%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Hadley Township, Michigan]</ref>
==Notable People==
* [[Louis C. Cramton]], US Representative

==References==
===Notes===
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===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==
* {{Official website|https://hadleytownship.org/wordpress/}}

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