Editing Hancock Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Hancock Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label      = Hancock Township
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Hancock Township, MI location2.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]]
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| 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  = [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Kenneth Moyle
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 43.8
| area_land_km2      = 41.2
| area_water_km2     = 2.5
| area_total_sq_mi   = 16.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 15.9
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 500
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 231
| elevation_ft       = 758
| coordinates        = {{coord|47|12|46|N|88|35|07|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49930 ([[Hancock, Michigan|Hancock]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 906|906]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-36320<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1626429<ref>{{gnis|1626429}}</ref>
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'''Hancock Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 500 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hancock_township,_Houghton_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2606136320 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Salo''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|16.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}} (5.80%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 408 people, 156 households, and 112 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|25.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 274 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population. 50.6% were of [[Finnish American|Finnish]], 12.4% [[German American|German]], and 5.3% [[English American|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 156 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% 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 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $54,821. Males had a median income of $36,458 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,707.  About 6.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Houghton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Houghton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]