Editing Hamlin Township, Mason County, Michigan

{{Hatnote|There is also [[Hamlin Township, Eaton County, Michigan]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hamlin Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = [[Big Sable Point Light]] within [[Ludington State Park]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason]]

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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Nancy Vandervest 
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Catherine Lewis
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1860

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=September 7, 2023}}</ref>
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2610536220&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Hamlin township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=September 7, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 3711
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|population_density_sq_mi = 135.2

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 192
|elevation_ft             = 630
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 49431 ([[Ludington, Michigan|Ludington]])<br>49411 ([[Free Soil, Michigan|Free Soil]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 231|231]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-105-36220<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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|blank1_info              = 1626425<ref>{{gnis|1626425}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.hamlintownship.org}}
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'''Hamlin Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 3,711 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 3,408 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
Hamlin Township was organized in 1860.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=43JOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ekADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5045%2C2177678 | title=Farm Bureau Shows History of County by Parade at Fairgrounds | work=Ludington Daily News | date=August 28, 1937 | access-date=3 May 2015 | pages=8}}</ref> It was named in honor of [[Hannibal Hamlin]], 15th vice president of the United States.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z8NRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666%2C2546788 | title=Focus on our history: How county was named | work=Ludington Daily News | date=October 3, 1987 | access-date=30 April 2015 | pages=2}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in western Mason County, sitting on the eastern shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. [[Hamlin Lake]], a dammed lake on the [[Big Sable River]], occupies a large portion of the township, and the [[Lincoln River]] forms the southern border of the township. [[Big Sable Point Light]] and [[Ludington State Park]] are located within the township along Lake Michigan. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|34.40|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|27.45|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|6.95|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 20.21%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> 

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,192 people, 1,343 households, and 992 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|116.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|77.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 1,343 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,594, and the median income for a family was $49,231. Males had a median income of $38,111 versus $24,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,658.  About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.hamlintownship.org}}

{{Mason County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Mason County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1860]]
[[Category:1860 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]
[[Category:Hannibal Hamlin]]